Protestors Arrested Outside Disneyland

[Melanie]

30 picketers arrested outside the Happiest Place on Earth


ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- More than 30 picketers have been arrested outside Disneyland as they protested in a labor dispute between Disney and its hotel workers.

The protesters were taken away in handcuffs Thursday after sitting in a busy intersection outside the park, many of them dressed as Disney characters such as Cinderella and Peter Pan.

The arrests followed a march by hundreds of maids, cooks and dishwashers from three Disney hotels who are complaining about a contract dispute.

The workers' contract expired in February and their union says Disney's latest offer would make health care unaffordable and create an unfair two-tier wage system.

A Disney spokeswoman says that negotiations are ongoing.

The dispute involves 2,300 workers at the Paradise Pier, Grand Californian and Disneyland hotels.

[MegaDisney]

My healthcare is unaffordable too...

It is always ugly when the real business clashes with the Disney "Magic"

[Mousemates]