The mandalorian

A large group of Walt Disney World workers and their allies looking to be in the hundreds marched outside park facilities earlier today chanting, “Walt Disney workers need a raise!” The event was dubbed the “Rally for a Raise” bu organizers. Many of the protesters come from a coalition of six unions representing close to 42,000 WDW cast members known as the Services Trades Council Union ( STCU ). The coalition and Disney have been negotiating a new contract since the old one expired last October 1. In November, the union asked for a minimum wage of $18 an hour in the first year of a new contract. Disney, for its part, has said it proposed “a path to $20 an hour for starting wages.” According to Orlando Sentinel reporter Katie Rice, Disney’s proposal was to raise the minimum wage $1 a year until it reaches $20, meaning three years hence. Union members reportedly rejected that proposal last month by a margin of 96%. The two entities are still at loggerheads, with … [Read more...] about Walt Disney World Workers Picket Outside Park Facilities Flying LGBT Flags & Holding Signs Asking For A Raise

John Boyega has made peace with the role that previously caused him anguish that he made public, but now says “made a man of him.” The star of JJ Abrams ’s Star Wars reboot previously called out Disney for its treatment of his character Finn, stormtrooper turned resistance fighter. He said in 2020 of Finn’s spotlight in The Force Awakens followed by his diminished role over the course of the franchise: “What I would say to Disney is, ‘Do not bring out a black character, market them to be much more important to the franchise than they are and then have them pushed to the side. It’s not good.’ ” Three years later, he is more sanguine, telling The Times of London: “For me Star Wars has made the man, in a sense… The experiences, the fun times, good times, ugly times, bad times, it makes you who you are as you navigate through the industry, and that has definitely been interesting.” Regarding the finale, which saw Finn reunited with his Star Wars … [Read more...] about John Boyega Finally “Comfortable” With Treatment Of Star Wars Character, Two Years After Disney Call-Out