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  Well they’re low-wage and hourly which is usually a pretty strong indicator. They work in hospitality which has very few trade certifications or pathways for skilled positions, at least in the theme park context. I think it’s pretty obvious they’re low skilled.
context: The unions at Disney are painfully weak. The union workers don't make up even half the cast members and Disney employs what's known as the 'College Program'. People who are housed in Disney owned apartments, rely on Disney for transportation, are paid below normal compensation and who are forbidden from being in the union. 
  From the article:
  
  More than 14,000 votes were cast and 96% voted no. 
  
  Out of:
  
  Currently, the park has 75,000 cast members
  
  One of the places I worked there had a whopping 3 members (myself included) in the entire department. I'm pretty sure life would continue on without us in the event of a strike. >
  
  I worked college program for a year in culinary. I was paid reasonably well but they charged a TON for rent (since we all lived in dorms) and took it directly from your paycheck. I think I got charged roughly 150 a week to share a 3 bedroom with 5 other guys.
  I got hired on full time, got a $4 an hour raise, paid 700 a month as my portion of a 3 way split 3 bedroom and would have been union with benefits if I made it a year. I left near that year point because I wanted to finish my degree.
  Overall, the program wasn't awful. Made a lot of friends and it was a fun time having constant access to the parks, but they really did treat it like slave labor. >
  
  I mean a ton for rent is normal for dorms. UofM charges 25880 per school year for a triple dorm. If you figured that cost out for a full year, your lovers triangle could build a 3br 2ba median cost house in the state in 6.5 years.
  they also are charging 5172 a school year (8 months) for food. 646 a month / 21.55 a day >
  
  There’s definitely something worse about Disney company town-ing 18 year olds desperate to feel some Disney Magic. >
  
  We have altered the deal. Pray that we don’t altered it any further. -The Rebels >
  
  96% no... Damn that's a strong "Pray that we don’t alter it any further." message. >
  
  96% of around 14,000 that bothered to vote. The union has 32,000 members. And that's out of a workforce of 75,000. There's a reason Disney is lowballing them. >
  
  Is it because they like profits more than employees’ happiness? >
  
  This is like asking if water is wet. >
  
  It’s more like telling someone my leg is wet because they peed on it when they’re telling me it might be wet because my entire family didn’t show up. >
  
  Disney has gotten really, really good at keeping the union weak. I'm not blaming the union, but a weak union is helping Disney keep the ball in their court. >
  
  i dont think there are many strong unions in america these days to begin with lol. its just the police unions and the firefighter unions who generally get what they want all the time >
  
  Corporate America is very late in embracing the $15/hr.   That salary is no longer sufficient after the huge inflations after Covid and Big Oil GREED.    Some seem to forget what has occurred since 2019.   If a person can not live on that income, then they should strike for better wages.   
  96% voted for strike.    Spring is coming Disney - how much are you willing to lose to prove that you are jerks towards employees. >
  
  Eh it’s a minority of their workers, mostly low skilled and younger folks per another poster. I’m not sure Disney is really feeling the heat right now based on the article. Plus most of them  are getting food and housing free per another poster. >
  
  How do you know they're mostly low skilled?