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• The Florida Department of Health says anyone who dined at the restaurant between November 6 and November 16 might have been exposed to the virus.
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• Disney says its Disney’s Disability Access Program provides reasonable wait times for people with special needs.
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• More than 37,000 Walt Disney World Resort employees represented by the Service Trades Council Union will see their pay go up over the next three years. Union leaders and Disney management are hailing the contract as an historic deal. So what will it mean for the broader economy in Orlando?
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• Aside from election news, this week had a development that could bring a major overhaul to Central Florida’s tourism industry. Six Orlando labor unions representing 38,000 workers say that they have tentatively reached a “historic” agreement with Walt Disney World to raise starting hourly pay from $10 to $15 by 2021. If approved by union members in September, the new contract would raise the minimum wage at Disney to $11 by December 2018 and keep going up in yearly increments until reaching $15 in October 2021. The Service Trades Council Union said this week that the new four-year contract agreement makes “no major concessions” to the theme park company regarding union rights and benefits. A Disney spokesperson said the company …
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• A court will review claims made by people with severe disabilities that Disney doesn’t do enough to make parks accessible. A ruling could force the parks to rethink accommodations.
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• A lawsuit ruling in favor of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts could result in the theme park operator getting a $1.2 million refund, according to Orange County’s property appraiser.
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• A labor relations panel has upheld most of a judge’s ruling that a Teamsters union representing Disney World workers committed an unfair labor practice when it ignored members’ requests to resign from the union.
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