Local 50, the union that represents many Disneyland employees recently posted a statement on its Facebook page announcing that it had received notice that Disney will be moving forward with a vaccine mandate. According to the post, “The deadline will be April 11th to have verification of vaccination submitted.”<\/p>\n
The announcement sparked much discussion among members and union brass on the Local 50 Facebook page. Beyond the usual arguments over HIIPA — which does not apply to vaccination status — and whether companies can require certain vaccinations as a part of employment, many commenters wanted to know why the union didn’t get the park to require guests to be vaccinated, as well.<\/p>\n
“For everyone asking why we didn’t come to an agreement with Disney. We requested that they also require guests to show proof of vaccination or a negative test and Disney said no,” wrote Local 50 Steward Chris Shively on the union’s Facebook page. “Disney has no intent to require guests to show proof of vaccinations or a negative test. They have specifically communicated that to us.”<\/p>\n
Asked whether the union specified why it wanted guests as well as Cast Members to be vaccinated Shively responded, “Yeah of course we did. The company said no. They had no interest in wanting to require guests to show proof of vaccination or negative test.”<\/p>\n
Here is the original statement posted on the Local 50 Facebook page:<\/p>\n
We have received notice, after months of good faith negotiations on the matter, that the company will be moving forward on a vaccine mandate for Local 50 and other Union’s not currently under a mandate. Cast will receive an email with details of the mandate. The deadline will be April 11th to have verification of vaccination submitted. Accommodations for religious and\/or medical reasons will be available.<\/p>\n