Bargaining Caucus

We are now preparing to bargain our first union contract with Disneyland.

While every Cast Member will have input into what we put across the table in bargaining, the actual discussions with Disney will be conducted by an elected Bargaining Caucus made up of 23 people, with 23 alternates. You can see who who’s a part of the Bargaining Caucus in the table below.

There will also be other ways to get involved in the negotiation like serving on the contract action team, answering surveys, participating in focus groups or attending town halls.

Your Bargaining Caucus

Characters

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Host

Show Host

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DL Lead

DCA Lead

Scheduler

Trainer

At-large Dining

At-large Character Events

At-large

Parades

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Dancer

Trainer

Lead

At-large DCA

At-large DL

At-large Fantasmic

Responsibilities of the Bargaining Caucus

Bargaining Caucus members (including alternates) have committed to spend five to eight hours a week working to get you the best contract possible, which we hope to achieve in the fall, but could take longer depending on how bargaining goes. Caucus members attend weekly meetings and put in additional work outside of meeting times (reviewing materials, speaking with fellow Cast Members, etc.).

Bargaining Caucus Team Members and Alternates will:

1. Review survey and focus group data to formulate bargaining priorities.
2. Plan negotiating strategy.
3. Take any applicable bargaining training.
4. Review and analyze proposals as put together by Equity staff based on the priorities identified by the caucus.
5. Review, amend, and approve a starting proposal package.
6. Review ongoing proposals both to and from Disney management.
7. Be public about their participation in the team to allow other Cast Members opportunities to speak to them. (This could include being listed on the website.)
8. Attend weekly meetings to prepare proposals and be willing to volunteer time during bargaining to serve on the team. Bargaining dates and times will be coordinated with Disney management, factoring in our own team’s availability as well.
9. Expect about five to eight hours of work a week – including meetings, bargaining, reading/writing proposals, speaking with unit members, etc.

Important Dates

• June 3 – Nomination form opens
• June 9 – Nomination period closes
• June 12 – Voting begins
• June 17 – Final day of voting
• June 20 – Bargaining Caucus announced
• June 24 at 8 a.m. – First meeting of the Bargaining Caucus kicking off weekly caucuses
• Early July – Bargaining survey and focus groups/town halls begin
• Late July – Report out to Magic United members about survey and focus group findings
• Late August – Proposal document complete and report out to Magic United members about bargaining priorities
• Aiming for Early September – Meet Disney at the bargaining table