The second WDW contract vote

coldfire409 · Post by **coldfire409** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 10:06 pm

Today, October 1, 2004 the Service Trades Council held it's second vote on Disney's contract offer. The votes are in, and the results are:

3,659 No

91 Yes

1 Blank Battle

3 Voided Ballots

I would have to say that some of the comments that people wrote on the ballots were colorful to say the least. Many people wrote on the ballot that they wanted to strike.

Just so that you know the 3 voided ballots were ballots that had both the yes and no boxes checked, or something similar to that.

October 1 was chosen as the date for the vote because WDW opened on this date in 1971.

Dante101 · Post by **Dante101** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 12:48 pm

There's lots of better alternatives than a flat out strike. A strike sounds good to someone who hasn't lived through one; someone who hasn't tried to make ends meet with no money coming in. A strike would hurt the company, but it would hurt the cast members more - and I think the company could hold out longer than the cast, unfortunately.

How about a "walk and work," where there is no strike, but cast members maintain a picket line?

A work slowdown is always a good one. If you think about it, during a strike, the company would have to limp along using managers and others to operate the rides. So the rides would continue to operate, but there'd be less workers and less experienced workers, making the lines a lot longer.

So the net effect would be longer lines. A slowdown would achieve the same thing.

How do you ahcieve a slowdown? Safety. Make sure you really really check if their seat belts are fastened. A guest has a question? Stop what you're doing, and give a complete answer. Even answer related questions that they might not have asked...

That way, you're taking action against the company, but still getting paid.

coldfire409 · Post by **coldfire409** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 8:06 pm

I've been through a strike, but not a long one. When I lived up in Detroit I was involved in a 3 day strike. In 1994 we came very close to striking, but the company caved into us when the guests started to cancel their reservations. We also have a strike fund set up, and the pay would be about the same as if we were working. From what I've heard the informational picketing will start shortly, but I have no idea on an exact date. If anybody in Florida reads this we are having a protest against Disney on their offers. It will be at the Radisson Worldgate Resort and after a few people speak we will have a candle light vigil across the street at the Maingate complex. The times are from 5 to 7 pm on October 11.

Dante101 · Post by **Dante101** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 8:11 pm

coldfire409 wrote:We also have a strike fund set up, and the pay would be about the same as if we were working.

...for how long?