CNN: Disneyland Character Performers Vote to Unionize

You can add Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy to the growing list of workers seeking better employment benefits.

After three days of voting last week, 1,700 Disneyland Resort cast members who play characters around the theme park in Anaheim, California, as well as perform at parades, voted to unionize under Actors’ Equity Association, the union announced Saturday night.

Equity described the vote as “a landslide victory,” with 953 cast members favoring unionization and 258 opposed.

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