Overview
- The Magic United bargaining unit, which began negotiating its first contract in October 2024, says Disney’s current offer does not include paid parental leave and talks remain unresolved.
- Union leaders say workers previously received up to eight weeks of company-paid parental leave and that the company’s proposal would also remove one paid holiday and reduce the employer 401(k) match.
- Disneyland Resort spokeswoman Jessica Jakary says proposals are preliminary for a new bargaining unit and that first-contract negotiations establish initial terms rather than formally cutting benefits.
- Workers say the company’s suggested limits on shift trades and the union’s claim of no pay raise in year one would hit the largely part-time unit — about 1,700 employees, roughly 60% part-time — by curbing flexibility and income.
- Negotiations are ongoing and the dispute could shape whether Magic United wins parity with other Disney unions that have paid parental leave and how workers rely on California state family-leave benefits while bargaining continues.