January 25, 2007
Trouble in Wonderland
All’s not well at wonderland. At Walt Disney World, where employees are called “cast members,” almost 500 outside contractors recently have joined the show, putting outsourcing front and center in labor talks that opened this week. Signonsandiego.com reports:
On the outsourcing issue, Disney spokeswoman Kim Prunty said, “Recent initiatives have impacted fewer than 600 jobs, which represents approximately 1 percent of our work force of nearly 60,000 cast members,” Prunty said. “We will continue to look for ways to staff our resort in a smart and efficient way and, on occasion, we will work with appropriate external partners when it makes sense to do so.”
Read more: Outsourcing at heart of Disney World labor talks
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