Local 50, the union representing food service workers at Disneyland Resort, has informed its members that layoff notices will be going out today. The effective separation date is listed as December 31, 2020.
We have received notification from the company that layoff notices will begin going out today. As stated before the notices will be to by email to a personal email addresses and normal mail via the United States Postal Service. Effective separation date will continue to be December 31, 2020.
Chris Duarte, President of Workers United Local 50
It was announced back in September that a total of 28,000 Cast Members would be laid off due to the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the domestic Disney Parks division.
The Walt Disney Company restored the salaries of its Senior Executives in late August, when thousands of Cast Members were still on furlough.
We encourage our readers to help Cast Members during this difficult time by making a donation to the Cast Member Pantry. The donation-based organization has an Amazon Wish List as well as Venmo @castmemberpantry. Cast Members can email Cast Member Pantry or contact them via their Facebook page to book a 15-minute “shopping” window.
