The Characters and Parades Cast Members at Disneyland have a union!

From Stefanie Frey of the Actors' Equity Association:

The votes have been counted, and with 953 voting yes, representing 79% of ballots cast, the Characters and Parades Cast Members at Disneyland have a union! I hope you’ll join me in congratulating Magic United on this huge win.

The National Labor Relations Board still needs to formally certify the vote before we’re officially recognized, which should take about a week, but soon we will begin preparing to go to the bargaining table to negotiate Magic United’s first collective bargaining agreement with Disneyland!

This is the largest new unit we’ve welcomed to Equity by a longshot – more than 1,700 workers! Everyone in the entertainment industry who wants a union should have a union, and Magic United got theirs. Who will be next? Remember, if you know someone in the live entertainment industry who is ready to organize their workplace, get them in touch with us.

In solidarity,

Stefanie Frey