Workers sounded off about Disney’s unjust wages at the #StopDisneyPoverty town hall this Saturday in Anaheim, CA. Disney’s profits are skyrocketing — but they still refuse to pay their employees enough to pay their rent and support their families.
Disney claims to be the place where dreams come true, but workers at the town hall told stories of a harsher, more unjust reality: serving hundred-dollar meals to guests only to go hungry themselves and driving hours to get to work because they can’t afford rent.
"Disney prides itself as a place where dreams come true. While Disney, where's my dream?" #stopdisneypoverty #FightFor15 pic.twitter.com/QnAGEjGjO0
— Fight for $15 LA (@Fightfor15LA) June 2, 2018
"last year I was homeless for 11 months. Now I live with my mom and boyfriend. I have to drive 2 hours every day." Rebekah Pedersen IATSE Local 706 Hair stylist in the hair and makeup department at #Disneyland. We must #StopDisneyPoverty #FightFor15 pic.twitter.com/mQfr1gWdk0
— Fight for $15 LA (@Fightfor15LA) June 2, 2018
"While working at #Disneyland I've been evicted twice, I live on one meal a day. I work in one of the most beautiful rooms, and I feed these guests the most beautiful food. At the end of the day it goes thrown out…we get fired if we eat any of it" #stopdisneypoverty #FightFor15 pic.twitter.com/aNf6YmkYDc
— Fight for $15 LA (@Fightfor15LA) June 2, 2018
Senator Bernie Sanders joined workers to hold Disney accountable, saying, “If Disney can pay their CEO hundreds of millions of dollars, they damn well can pay their workers at least $15/hr.”
"If Disney can pay their CEO hundreds of millions of dollars they damn well can pay their workers at least $15/hr" @BernieSanders #stopdisneypoverty #FightFor15 pic.twitter.com/oHWDjG8ong
— Fight for $15 LA (@Fightfor15LA) June 2, 2018
“You talk about being a family-oriented company, well we got families right here,” he continued.
“you talk about being a family orientated company, well we got families right here!” #StopDisneyPoverty #EndDisneyPoverty #DisneyRaise #UniteHere #Coast2Coast #Solidarity #1u pic.twitter.com/buFNa2bHx3
— Mike Thom (@djscottishmike) June 4, 2018
He closed out his speech with an important reminder: “They got the money, and they got the power. But there is something that we have that they don’t have — we have morality on our side and we have the people.”
.@BernieSanders final remarks at the #StopDisneyPoverty town hall. We believe that we will win. #FightFor15 pic.twitter.com/PbWPfUjMZt
— Fight for $15 LA (@Fightfor15LA) June 2, 2018