Disney Workers Walk Out Over Company's Silence on 'Don't Say Gay' Bill

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'We must now take action to convince Disney to protect employees and their families in the face of such open and unapologetic bigotry.' DisneyDoBetter WhereIsChapek DisneySayGay DisneySayTrans

"Our community will not sit silently while Disney fails in its obligations to advocate for employees... profits off our labor, and boasts of record profits."Demanding the Walt Disney Company use its considerable influence in Florida to stop the state's so-called"Don't Say Gay" bill from going into effect, workers at the company are staging walkouts this week with plans to launch a full-scale nationwide work stoppage next Tuesday.

The bill—which is officially called the Parental Rights in Education Act and which Republican Gov.

"Our community will not sit silently while TWDC fails in its obligations to advocate for employees it claims to support with 'unwavering commitment,' profits off our labor, and boasts of record profits it has used to fund politicians who legislate unsafe schools for our youth."

 

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