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**Skip Towne** · 08-15-2008, 07:05 AM

I really like my new job. It beats the hell out of what I was doing.

Redrum_69 · 08-15-2008, 07:07 AM

Evidently, Disney employees HATE their job...

But...seeing Cinderella in handcuffs..THATS HOT

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/15/dis....ap/index.html

ANAHEIM, California (AP) -- Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth.

"Tinkerbell" and other Disney characters were handcuffed Thursday in a protest outside the gates of Disneyland.

The arrest of the 32 protesters, many of whom wore costumes representing famous Disney characters, came at the end of an hour-long march to Disneyland's gates from one of three Disney-owned hotels at the center of a labor dispute.

Those who were arrested sat in a circle on a busy intersection outside the park holding hands until they were placed in plastic handcuffs and led to two police vans while hundreds of hotel workers cheered and chanted.

The protesters were arrested on a misdemeanor count of failure to obey a police officer and two traffic infractions, said Sgt. Rick Martinez of the Anaheim police. They were cited and released, Sgt. Chris Schneider said.

Bewildered tourists in Disney T-shirts and caps, some pushing strollers, filed past the commotion and gawked at the costumed picketers getting hauled away. The protest shut down a major thoroughfare outside Disneyland and California Adventure for nearly an hour.

"It's changing my opinion of Disneyland," said tourist Amanda Kosato, who was visiting from north of Melbourne, Australia. "Taking away entitlements stinks."

The dispute involves about 2,300 maids, bell hops, cooks and dishwashers at three Disney-owned hotels: the Paradise Pier, the Grand Californian and the Disneyland Hotel.

The workers' contract expired in February and their union says Disney's latest proposal makes health care unaffordable for hundreds of employees and creates an unfair two-tier wage system. The union also says Disney wants to create a new category of part-time employees who would receive greatly reduced benefits.

"The other hotels around the area all have health care that is provided by the boss and have been able to get wage increases," said Ada Briceno, president of Unite Here Local 681, which represents the workers.

"At the other hotels in the same classification, for the same work, the workers get paid $2 to $3 an hour more."

Disney spokeswoman Lisa Haines said Disney and the union are in negotiations and nothing has been finalized. She said workers have protested 14 times but sat down to negotiate only 11 times in the past six months.

"Clearly we're disappointed that Unite Here Local 681 has spent more time protesting," she said. "Publicity stunts are not productive and are extremely disruptive to the resort district."

Before the arrests, the picketers marched and chanted outside Paradise Pier, holding signs that read, "Disney is unfaithful," and "Mickey, shame on you." They were joined by community activists and religious leaders from local churches.

Luz Vasquez, who works in the bakery at Disneyland Hotel, said she can't afford to lose many of her benefits. She said it's already hard to care for her three grandchildren and aging mother while earning $14.32 an hour.

"Disneyland is being unfair with us because we're fighting for our health care and they're trying to take it away," said Vasquez, 45. "They're trying to cut our hours and take away our seniority."

Co-worker Diane Dominguez, 50, said she was worried about losing health care because of the heavy labor involved in lifting mattresses, moving furniture and making dozens of beds a day. She also said rising prices and the cost of gas were eating into her salary of $11.11 an hour.

"The most important is health care. We need that and they want to take it away," she said.

At the heart of the issue is a free health care plan that has been provided to Disney hotel workers through a trust fund that Disney and other unionized hotels in the area pay into.

Briceno said that in exchange for the free medical plan, union members agreed in previous contracts to a lower wage for hotel workers in the first three years of their employment.

But Disney now wants to eliminate the free health plan for new hires and wants to create a new class of workers who put in less than 30 hours a week, said Briceno. Those part-time workers would receive no sick or vacation pay and not be given holidays, she said.

The company also wants to increase the number of hours full-time employees must work before qualifying for the health plan, she said.

"At the end of the day what it means is that workers are going to be priced out of health care," she said.

Haines said the majority of other employees at Disneyland pay for a share of their health plan, even though the resort shoulders about 75 percent of the overall cost. She said it's important to negotiate a contract that's fair to those other unions, too.

"We do remain hopeful that we can reach an agreement that's both fair and equitable, providing that union leadership is reasonable and realistic in its approach," Haines said.

Redrum_69 · 08-15-2008, 07:08 AM

"its a small world after all...."

**DaKCMan AP** · 08-15-2008, 07:09 AM

I have it pretty good.

RibKing67 · 08-15-2008, 07:14 AM

I have no idea what their problem is. They should be happy they have a job in this day and age. Dont they know that Disney does not have the extra cash just laying around to pay the low end workers like maids and dishwashers. That money is ear tagged for the suits that make all the deals to bring in business. My goodness when will people get it?

J/K

**Buehler445** · 08-15-2008, 07:15 AM

What are you doing now, Skip? No more DTV?

As for me, I like the work, it suits me pretty well. The money NEEDS to be better and there is a bitch that works there that makes me want to gouge my eyes aned ears out with a stick.

**Skip Towne** · 08-15-2008, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Buehler445

What are you doing now, Skip? No more DTV?

As for me, I like the work, it suits me pretty well. The money NEEDS to be better and there is a bitch that works there that makes me want to gouge my eyes aned ears out with a stick.

No more DTV. I'm installing satellite systems for a company called DTN. It is up to the minute info on commodities, oil, weather and such. It is easier than DTV and pays 10X as much.

**Buehler445** · 08-15-2008, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Skip Towne

No more DTV. I'm installing satellite systems for a company called DTN. It is up to the minute info on commodities, oil, weather and such. It is easier than DTV and pays 10X as much.

Sweet. Could you get my dad a good deal on one?

Thats a good deal, Skip. Hopefully you continue to do well with it.

Hey, quick question, the monitors they use for their machines, do they use a standard plug like with monitors on a computer? Dad isn't very happy with the new one they gave him, and I told him to say **** it and buy your own, but he wasn't sure the plug was the same.

**2112** · 08-15-2008, 07:25 AM

No, I hate my job. I wake up every weekday morning hating it, and the weekends go by too fast.

RibKing67 · 08-15-2008, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Dimension2112

No, I hate my job. I wake up every weekday morning hating it, and the weekends go by too fast.

Might be time to find another line of work. Life it too short to go thru it so unhappy.

**Buehler445** · 08-15-2008, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Dimension2112

No, I hate my job. I wake up every weekday morning hating it, and the weekends go by too fast.

What do you do?

DRU · 08-15-2008, 07:31 AM

i love my job.

I'm a web developer primarily specializing in apps for eBay and PayPal like USBSwiper (www.usbswiper.com), a point of sale credit card solution for PayPal.

I also do custom integration for small businesses. I work for myself I'm pretty good at what I do so I get to spend a lot of time smoking pot, playing guitar, xbox, lounging on the lake, and oh yeah, sleeping. That's always nice.

Only been doing that this year so we'll see how long it lasts before I gotta get another full time job. Hopefully never! Lookin good so far.

**Skip Towne** · 08-15-2008, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Buehler445

Sweet. Could you get my dad a good deal on one?

Thats a good deal, Skip. Hopefully you continue to do well with it.

Hey, quick question, the monitors they use for their machines, do they use a standard plug like with monitors on a computer? Dad isn't very happy with the new one they gave him, and I told him to say **** it and buy your own, but he wasn't sure the plug was the same.

I don't know what a computer plug looks like. Does your dad have DTN? They have a dandy little 17" LCD monitor that only adds $10 per month to your bill. I can give you the number to call to find out about the plug if you wish.

**Buehler445** · 08-15-2008, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Skip Towne

I don't know what a computer plug looks like. Does your dad have DTN? They have a dandy little 17" LCD monitor that only adds $10 per month to your bill. I can give you the number to call to find out about the plug if you wish.

He's got DTN, but I don't know what kind of monitor he has. He might already have the LCD one. Thanks for the help though.

Slayer Diablo · 08-15-2008, 07:34 AM

Sure...pretty easy work with the privileges of isolated workspace (ie Chiefsplanet not on at-work mode). Although, I'd have to say it scared the crap outta me when I came back and accidentally looked at the screen playing Pandemic II instead of the map of realtime airplane comings and goings.

08-15-2008, 07:05 AM	Topic Starter
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08-15-2008, 07:07 AM	#2
Redrum_69 Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: your nightmares Casino cash: $10004900	Evidently, Disney employees HATE their job... But...seeing Cinderella in handcuffs..THATS HOT http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/15/dis....ap/index.html ANAHEIM, California (AP) -- Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth. "Tinkerbell" and other Disney characters were handcuffed Thursday in a protest outside the gates of Disneyland. The arrest of the 32 protesters, many of whom wore costumes representing famous Disney characters, came at the end of an hour-long march to Disneyland's gates from one of three Disney-owned hotels at the center of a labor dispute. Those who were arrested sat in a circle on a busy intersection outside the park holding hands until they were placed in plastic handcuffs and led to two police vans while hundreds of hotel workers cheered and chanted. The protesters were arrested on a misdemeanor count of failure to obey a police officer and two traffic infractions, said Sgt. Rick Martinez of the Anaheim police. They were cited and released, Sgt. Chris Schneider said. Bewildered tourists in Disney T-shirts and caps, some pushing strollers, filed past the commotion and gawked at the costumed picketers getting hauled away. The protest shut down a major thoroughfare outside Disneyland and California Adventure for nearly an hour. "It's changing my opinion of Disneyland," said tourist Amanda Kosato, who was visiting from north of Melbourne, Australia. "Taking away entitlements stinks." The dispute involves about 2,300 maids, bell hops, cooks and dishwashers at three Disney-owned hotels: the Paradise Pier, the Grand Californian and the Disneyland Hotel. The workers' contract expired in February and their union says Disney's latest proposal makes health care unaffordable for hundreds of employees and creates an unfair two-tier wage system. The union also says Disney wants to create a new category of part-time employees who would receive greatly reduced benefits. "The other hotels around the area all have health care that is provided by the boss and have been able to get wage increases," said Ada Briceno, president of Unite Here Local 681, which represents the workers. "At the other hotels in the same classification, for the same work, the workers get paid $2 to $3 an hour more." Disney spokeswoman Lisa Haines said Disney and the union are in negotiations and nothing has been finalized. She said workers have protested 14 times but sat down to negotiate only 11 times in the past six months. "Clearly we're disappointed that Unite Here Local 681 has spent more time protesting," she said. "Publicity stunts are not productive and are extremely disruptive to the resort district." Before the arrests, the picketers marched and chanted outside Paradise Pier, holding signs that read, "Disney is unfaithful," and "Mickey, shame on you." They were joined by community activists and religious leaders from local churches. Luz Vasquez, who works in the bakery at Disneyland Hotel, said she can't afford to lose many of her benefits. She said it's already hard to care for her three grandchildren and aging mother while earning $14.32 an hour. "Disneyland is being unfair with us because we're fighting for our health care and they're trying to take it away," said Vasquez, 45. "They're trying to cut our hours and take away our seniority." Co-worker Diane Dominguez, 50, said she was worried about losing health care because of the heavy labor involved in lifting mattresses, moving furniture and making dozens of beds a day. She also said rising prices and the cost of gas were eating into her salary of $11.11 an hour. "The most important is health care. We need that and they want to take it away," she said. At the heart of the issue is a free health care plan that has been provided to Disney hotel workers through a trust fund that Disney and other unionized hotels in the area pay into. Briceno said that in exchange for the free medical plan, union members agreed in previous contracts to a lower wage for hotel workers in the first three years of their employment. But Disney now wants to eliminate the free health plan for new hires and wants to create a new class of workers who put in less than 30 hours a week, said Briceno. Those part-time workers would receive no sick or vacation pay and not be given holidays, she said. The company also wants to increase the number of hours full-time employees must work before qualifying for the health plan, she said. "At the end of the day what it means is that workers are going to be priced out of health care," she said. Haines said the majority of other employees at Disneyland pay for a share of their health plan, even though the resort shoulders about 75 percent of the overall cost. She said it's important to negotiate a contract that's fair to those other unions, too. "We do remain hopeful that we can reach an agreement that's both fair and equitable, providing that union leadership is reasonable and realistic in its approach," Haines said.
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08-15-2008, 07:08 AM	#3
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08-15-2008, 07:09 AM	#4
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08-15-2008, 07:14 AM	#5
RibKing67 Heavyweight Champion of Ribs! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Blue Springs, MO Casino cash: $10004900	I have no idea what their problem is. They should be happy they have a job in this day and age. Dont they know that Disney does not have the extra cash just laying around to pay the low end workers like maids and dishwashers. That money is ear tagged for the suits that make all the deals to bring in business. My goodness when will people get it? J/K
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08-15-2008, 07:15 AM	#6
Buehler445 Supporter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scott City KS Casino cash: $-1685266	What are you doing now, Skip? No more DTV? As for me, I like the work, it suits me pretty well. The money NEEDS to be better and there is a bitch that works there that makes me want to gouge my eyes aned ears out with a stick.
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08-15-2008, 07:25 AM	#9
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08-15-2008, 07:31 AM	#12
DRU To the Game Join Date: Oct 2003 Casino cash: $6793516	yup i love my job. I'm a web developer primarily specializing in apps for eBay and PayPal like USBSwiper (www.usbswiper.com), a point of sale credit card solution for PayPal. I also do custom integration for small businesses. I work for myself I'm pretty good at what I do so I get to spend a lot of time smoking pot, playing guitar, xbox, lounging on the lake, and oh yeah, sleeping. That's always nice. Only been doing that this year so we'll see how long it lasts before I gotta get another full time job. Hopefully never! Lookin good so far.
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08-15-2008, 07:34 AM	#15
Slayer Diablo Cross with me Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO Casino cash: $9994900	Sure...pretty easy work with the privileges of isolated workspace (ie Chiefsplanet not on at-work mode). Although, I'd have to say it scared the crap outta me when I came back and accidentally looked at the screen playing Pandemic II instead of the map of realtime airplane comings and goings.
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