Once upon a time, the Teamsters union had nothing better to do than protest Disney World’s mission to keep the magical essence of Disney intact. Disney has always ingrained in its “performance employees” the importance of keeping their character identity a secret as paramount to the effort to create “real-life” fantasies for children. Recently Disney started requiring employees to consent to this commitment in an online disclosure. The disclosure simply states that members of the cast will not reveal the characters they play on social media or in print publications. Teamsters Local 385 believes this requirement to be outrageous – paralleling it to requirements imposed by the CIA. The union has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the company. In other Teamster news, IBT Local 509 just had its third lawsuit filed against them in the past year-and-a-half. The lawsuit, filed by Durham School Services, accuses the local of engaging in a “systematic and continuing campaign aimed at undermining and interfering” with the school bus company’s services for the school district.
