‘We are changing the future:’ Disney World workers approve contract for $18 minimum wage

‘We are changing the future:’ Disney World workers approve contract for $18 minimum wage

Disney’s lowest-paid full-time workers will earn at least $18 an hour this year under a contract union members overwhelmingly approved Wednesday.

Orlando Disney workers approve new contract delivering an $18 minimum wage in 2023 and paid family leave

After months of fighting for a fair contract, thousands of union Disney World employees in Orlando approved a new union contract with Walt Disney World on Wednesday that delivers wage increases for all of the theme park’s union workers and paid child bonding leave. Out of 12,650 workers across Disney World who participated in the single-day vote (not an easy feat to arrange), 97% voted in favor of the contract.