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David Koenig: Disneyland Security Mulling Historic Strike
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May 5, 2026
For the first time ever, Disneyland Security may be on the verge of going on strike. Union members overwhelmingly voted down a second contract proposal on May 3, thereby authorizing a strike. Negotiations are set to resume on May 7, with some members claiming they are ready to take the fight to the mat.
Whose Side Are You On?
Complicating matters is the officers’ growing distrust of not just their employer, but also of their local executive board (Local 1955) and the parent union, the Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA).
For the contract votes, the union are requiring in-person voting, eliminating absentee ballots (which they claim are for elections only) and online voting (which drew record participation—1,100 members—when last used). The union refused to send out the full contract for members to review, disseminating only a three-page summary, and had just one copy of the full contract on hand to be read at the polling site.
Anthony Montero
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Hardball with who? The local rushing the next round of negotiations so they can still make it on their paid vacation?
Best Guess Regarding Negotiations
Disney will offer no concessions. No changes to the contract. They are hoping for two things.
1) we are tired of having to come in before or after shift, to a location to vote, and we won’t show up.
2) we are scared to strike, and the fear of striking or not working for a short period of time, so we accept this horrible contract.
I saw this first hand with Master Services two contracts ago. First one got voted down by 51%. Disney knows if it’s that close, it could have easily gone the other way. So Disney had them vote again, and the fear of going on strike was enough to change people’s votes.
51% doesn’t mean anything to Disney. This is why I feel it was important to know what the actual voting count was. If we went to Disney and said we had a 70% turn out with 70% of those being a No vote, we have the numbers. But International doesn’t get that. They are probably use to taking the quick easy deals. Another reason why I am not happy with them.
Omar Mayoral
People say I am just fear mongering. I understand that this was just an article from Mouse Chat. But it’s something to be aware of.
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