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  1. ORLANDO SENTINEL: DISNEY WORLD WILL HOST COVID-19 TESTS, PAVING WAY FOR PERFORMERS TO RETURN

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:07:00 GMT – 0

    On-site public COVID-19 testing will be available on Disney-owned property this week, possibly clearing the way for many actors, dancers and stunt people to return to work — and thereby restoring some of Disney’s most popular shows to its theme parks.

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  2. ORLANDO SENTINEL: AS UNION DISPUTE DRAGS ON, DISNEY PUTS NEW SHOW ON ‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAST’ STAGE

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:04:00 GMT – 0

    Walt Disney World on Sunday repurposed another stage to present a show that does not feature performers represented by the Actors’ Equity Association. The theme-park company and the performers union are locked in a battle over how to safely return actors to work.

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  3. ORLANDO SENTINEL: AS GRIEVANCE TALKS LOOM, DISNEY SIDESTEPS UNION ACTORS BY CHANGING SHOWS

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:52:00 GMT – 0

    As Walt Disney World and Actors’ Equity Association members prepare to discuss a grievance filed by the union, Disney is finding ways to work around the absent performers.

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  4. ORLANDO SENTINEL: ACTORS UNION ACCUSES DISNEY WORLD of RESCINDING WORK RECALL AFTER IT SOUGHT REGULAR CORONAVIRUS TESTING

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Fri, 10 Jul 2020 14:27:00 GMT – 0

    Disney Equity performers who star in the theme parks shows remain furloughed indefinitely while Walt Disney World reopens and the rest of its unionized workforce returns to their jobs.

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  5. ORLANDO SENTINEL: DISNEY WORLD EQUITY ACTORS ALSO GOING ON UNPAID FURLOUGHS AS NUMBERS SEEKING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN FLORIDA WILL GROW

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:20:00 GMT – 0

    About 800 Disney World equity actors will also be furloughed without pay starting April 19, its union announced Tuesday as they will join thousands of others at the theme parks losing their paychecks indefinitely during the coronavirus pandemic.

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