Negotiation Schedule - UPDATED

Main Table Bargaining Continues this week:

Tuesday, September 7
Wednesday, September 8
Thursday, September 9

Bargaining is being held at the Buena Vista Palace in the "Islander Room" by the pool area. Sessions generally start around 10am and go until 6pm.


Local 362 Side Letter Negotiating Day

Friday, September 17

Bargaining is being held in the DC-2 building located at 1800 Live Oak Lane in the World of Disney Conference Room. Bargaining will start around 1030am and go until a fair agreement has been reached.

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The 2010 opening set of “Side Letter” negotiations for Local 362 concluded with Attractions workers July 28-30. This round of negotiations was the most difficult so far. Disney has failed to address any of the core issues facing Attractions Cast Members. The Bargaining Committee left determined to organize their co-workers to stand-up for a fair contract.

The improvements achieved were:

- New Labor-Management Committee
- Pilot program to allow submitting Preference Sheets in between schedule bids
- Seniority applying for workers who transfer
- Representation rights

The Attraction Bargaining Committee is determined to push hard for their current demands to address scheduling and add a premium for workers who work in “Red-Triangle” Attractions. The Company has proposals on the table to include “Release of Shifts” in the attendance matrix, random drug testing and the elimination of the pension plan for new hires.

An all day Local 362 bargaining session is scheduled for Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at the DC-2 building located at 1800 Live Oak Lane starting at 9am. Issues remain open for Custodial, Vacation Planning, Ticketing and Attractions.
ALL MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.

Attractions Negotiations

Side letter negotiations are set for this coming week. The schedule is:

Wednesday, July 28
Thursday, July 29
Friday, July 30

Each session is scheduled to start at 10am and run through 6pm. The bargaining will be held at the SunTrust building across from Downtown Disney on the second floor.

For more information, contact your Shop Steward or Union Representative.

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This week in Custodial negotiations, over 125 workers attended to show Disney that the workers are the Union. Progress was made on improving language around driver’s licenses, accident standards, transfer procedures and worker representation rights. The bargaining Committee was able to hold onto third shift line bids and will continue to seek the same scheduling method for day shift Custodial. The Company is looking for stricter standards for employees without compensation - a longer probationary period for Custodial and Release of Shifts (ROS) to count towards the attendance matrix. At the end of the session, both parties have significant issues they are holding on to and no tentative agreement was reached. Local 362 expects that a follow-up session will be scheduled in August for Custodial, Vacation Planning and Tickets.

The next round of negotiations for Local 362 is Attractions. These bargaining sessions are scheduled for:

Wednesday, July 28
Thursday, July 29
Friday, July 30

Each session is scheduled to start at 10am and run through 6pm at the SunTrust building, second floor. ALL MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND!

This week at the bargaining table

This week, Local 362 and Disney management sat down at the bargaining table to discuss issues related to Vacation Planning, Ticket Sales and Auto Plaza. In each bargaining session, the Union made proposals to increase wages, improve scheduling, protect Coordinators, enhance safety, simplify work rules and decrease discipline associated with the work. The Company made similar proposals around work rules with some exceptions, but did make unfaithful proposals including eliminating the pension plan for new workers, adding release of shifts to the attendance matrix, random drug testing, and stricter guidelines for workers who drive Company vehicles. The Union stated it has no interest in each of these proposals.

Both Vacation Planning and Ticket Sales negotiations were suspended without a tentative agreement despite the progress made during these discussions. The Bargaining Committee for the Union is hopeful a fair settlement can be reached with these groups when they reconvene. Dates for Vacation Planning and Ticket Sales will be scheduled in the near future. A unanimously recommended tentative agreement was reached with the Auto Plaza workers. This agreement includes separating cash handling and operating guideline errors from the regular discipline matrix along with establishing clear and fair processes for the handling of money and parking tickets.

Custodial Negotiations are the next set of negotiations scheduled for:

Monday, July 12
Tuesday, July 13
Wednesday, July 14

Each session is scheduled from 10am to 6pm at the DC-2 building in the Town Hall Conference Room located at 1800 Live Oak Lane. ALL MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND!