Picketers arrested outside Disneyland
ANAHEIM, Calif. - August 14, 2008
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.
Disney is the parent company of 6ABC.
