Disney World's confidentiality warning riles actors' union
Source: Denver Post-AP
By Mike Schneider
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Who's underneath that Mickey Mouse mask? Walt Disney World doesn't want you to know, and the actors who play Disney characters at the theme parks say that's a violation of their constitutional rights.
A union representing actors who portray Mickey, Goofy and other characters filed a complaint Friday with the National Labor Relations Board, challenging a policy that it says prevents the performers from revealing which animated figures they portray.
Teamsters Local 385 said in the complaint that Disney was committing an unfair labor practice. A grievance was filed last week with the company. The two-week-old written policy prevents actors from publicly revealing in social media or traditional media which characters they play, according to the union.
Violations could lead to disciplinary action including firing, said Donna-Lynne Dalton, recording secretary for the Teamsters local. So far, she said, none of the 1,200 character actors at Walt Disney World have faced any disciplinary action.
FULL story at link. This story has been corrected to show the last name of the Disney spokeswoman is Wahler, not Polak.
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