The board of Walt Disney World’s governing district now filled with Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees has approved a contract for its firefighters
Visitantes del parque temático Magic Kingdom caminan cerca de una estatua de Walt Disney y Mickey Mouse, el viernes 14 de julio de 2023, en Lake Buena Vista, Florida. ORLANDO, Fla. — — After years of contentious negotiations, the board of Walt Disney World's governing district now made up of Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees approved a contract for its firefighters on Wednesday and also proposed reducing property taxes.
The contract, among other provisions, would increase wages by 5%, including raising the starting annual wage for firefighter and paramedics from $55,000 to $66,000. It also would provide $5,000 signing bonuses for workers with three or more years working for the department and $2,500 bonuses for everyone else.
The old contract expired more than four years ago, and the firefighters declared themselves at an impasse last year with the district's board when it was still controlled by Disney supporters. Members of the firefighters unionthat they are understaffed, adding that posed a public safety risk as the central Florida theme park resort grows bigger.
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