The vote determined whether 1,700 workers who play characters such as Mickey and Minnie Mouse and who dance at parades could join the union representing other workers at the park in Anaheim, Calif.
The honor is the only industry accolade of its kind to award chorus members of Broadway musicals.
The May Revise proposes fully cutting the state’s innovative Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund.
The claims surfaced in a video by More Perfect Union as part of a unionization push.
President of Actors' Equity and NEA Director of Theater & Musical Theater
The union for professional actors and stage managers is currently bargaining with the Broadway League.
Equity and the Broadway League have been in negotiations since January 22, 2024, and the current agreement expired on February 11.
Performers share concerns over benefits, health and safety as they work to form a union.
Most of the amusement park's other workers have already unionized.
Adam Hefner had recently graduated high school and was looking for a job when their sister, who was working in Disneyland Resort’s food and beverage department, alerted them to an opportunity.