Disney's EPCOT One Step Closer to Park-Wide Strike as Employees Turn Violent

Disney's EPCOT One Step Closer to Park-Wide Strike as Employees Turn Violent

As the scent of wood-fired pizza and espresso floats through EPCOT’s Italy Pavilion, a far more bitter story is simmering just beneath the surface. The Patina Group, operator of several high-profile restaurants across Walt Disney World, is facing increasing pressure from its unionized workforce—and now, a newly reported incident may have just turned up the heat. Credit: Inside the Magic In recent weeks, union representatives from UNITE HERE Loca…

Strike Looms Large at EPCOT After Shocking Abuse Allegations Against Manager : Disney Fanatic

As contract negotiations enter their most sensitive stage, allegations of physical misconduct have emerged involving a union organizer and a manager at one of Walt Disney World’s most prominent third-party restaurant groups. The incident, reported by UNITE HERE Local 737, is the latest development in a growing labor dispute between the Patina Restaurant Group and its unionized workforce at EPCOT and Disney Springs. Credit: Andrew Dupont, Flickr …

Walt Disney World Dining Staff Turn on Management as Fight Erupts

The simmering labor drama inside Walt Disney World’s EPCOT is boiling over, and now things may have taken a physical turn. Credit: Jess Colopy, Disney Dining According to a new allegation from UNITE HERE Local 737, a union organizer was physically pushed by a manager working for the Patina Restaurant Group — a major operator behind several of Disney’s most popular dining locations. The incident allegedly occurred at Tutto Italia Ristorante, a si…

Patina Group Manager Reportedly Pushes Union Organizer at EPCOT, Incident Referred to Disney Security - WDW News Today

UNITE HERE Local 737 claims one of the Patina Group union organizers was pushed by a manager while inside an EPCOT restaurant.