Disneyland characters and cast members attempting to unionize illustrate their desire to band together to negotiate their working conditions, wages, and benefits. The process can be complex and lengthy.
1. Recognizing the Need to Unionize: Disneyland characters and cast members may feel the need to unionize due to various reasons such as a perceived lack of fair wages, unsatisfactory working conditions, inadequate job security or health benefits, etc.
2. Deciding to Unionize: A majority of the workers would need to express their interest to join a union through signature collection or voting, usually conducted confidentially under the oversight of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
3. Selecting a Union: The workers must decide on a union organization with which they would like to affiliate. This could be an existing union, like the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), or they may decide to create a new one.
4. Union Elections: The next step is union elections conducted by the NLRB. If a majority votes in favor of the union, the NLRB will officially recognize the union as the workplace’s official bargaining representative.
5. Agreement Negotiation: The newly formed union will negotiate a contract with Disneyland, which will outline wages, hours, working conditions, and other important factors related to their employment.
6. Union Contract Ratification: The union members vote whether to accept or reject the negotiated contract. If accepted, the contract becomes legally binding for Disneyland
