"The American Dream & Other Fairy Tales": Disney Heiress Tackles Inequality and Family Legacy
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- Half of full-time workers in the United States cannot make ends meet. Thousands of them work for the Walt Disney Company. One of them reached out to the dissident heiress Abigail Disney, whose grandfather Roy Disney built what is often called the "happiest place on Earth." Now she's made a documentary about how the family business exploits its workers: "The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales." The film follows workers who have difficulty making ends meet despite the lofty claims of the Disney conglomerate. "This is a phenomenon that's happening across this country in corporations and even around the world," says Disney, who co-directed the film with Kathleen Hughes. Employees who agreed to be filmed "had a hope that if they could change Disney from within, Disney could lead the way for other corporations," notes Hughes.
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" They call it the American Dream because you'd have to be asleep to believe it." -George Carlin
Every billionaire is a policy failure. We can’t rely on the rich to piss on us their crumbs. Class solidarity ✊🏼
Every successful person creates jobs for people that don't want to work as hard.
The poor class will always vote against their own interest or not vote at all.
I can't tell which one is worse. 😖
Karl Marx was right I'm paraphrasing the quote "workers unite all you have to lose is your chains."
Is Marxism the answer?
Well said
Abigail Disney has always been a really down to earth person. I'm not surprised at all that she took on this project. I'm glad that she has brought this subject to the light. It's not just the Disney company doing this, but pointing out the mistreatment of their employees is a great start. Someone needs to do the same thing with Walmart and Amazon next!
She has Roy's genes. Walt may have been the master, Roy was the soul.
@John-Paul Hunt I was never much for Disney except when I was little. The corporate culture there seems to emit creepy Hubbard vibes. Then again, what big company these days doesn't?
& Starbucks.
Nobody calls Wal-Mart and Amazon the happiest place on earth.
I see how the American culture has taken in Disney so robustly! All the fantasies and dreams that target all children. I can honestly i can say my culture, native americans has never taken anything Hollywood or Disney used or misused, misappropriated or otherwise. Native American children know the reality of life and know these fantasies are not them nor represent them in any way. There's no white knight on a white horse coming to save you and there's no white picket fence around their home. Unfortunately they grow up with reality smack dab in their faces. My point is not all children believe in Disney's fake world nor that in santa Claus. It's not a world we want to belong to. For the main stream, It's always been about money! Always will be. Stay asleep or be woke.
I'm an electrician and my wife's a teacher, we make about 80000 before taxes, it's more than alot of people, but it keeps growing increasingly hard to pay my bills and buy groceries for my family, this system sucks
@Ronald Reagan shut up Reagan I wish your assassination attempt was successful
Did you notice when it started? Biden's term, I believe.
@@mikusoxlongius lol nope
@@mikusoxlongius saying bidens the reason we have a bad economy is like saying Trump created racism, it's pretty stupid
Abigail Disney is a hero, because she cares about people.
How sad yet true that statement is... what a low bar
Capitalism rewards sociopathy and punishes compassion.
Love requires pragmatism and psychopaths like the Clintons.
I have immense respect for
Abigail Disney who has been fighting for the health and welfare of Disney workers for a long time. She could ignore their pain like every other Disney heir and corporate head but she chooses compassion over greed.
Ppl have been fighting for homeless ppl since 1990 when a ton of researchers began publishing books about it. Nobody cared. What do you think is going to be done for Disney.
Orlando is worth a zillion times more than when Disney first opened their gates. May be it's not generating the money for the area that some other industries could be. Idk.
I do know that there is a huge transportation problem for workers. Buses go directly to Disney but only at special times. Meanwhile, ppl work all different hours. It's a big park. Employees have to be dropped off at one place then can't get to where they need to be on time and get fired. FOOD prep, maint, clean up ppl, don't all work when buses run and don't make enough money to buy cars. The main problem w American workers is that the jobs in America now that require few skills are held by middle age and older workers though they were intended for teenager and disabled workers, ppl who not only don't support families but have other ppl (parents or children) supporting them. This is why ppl in other countries manage and can have the necessities while Americans are falling into extreme poverty and homelessness.
I worked at Disneyland in the late 90’s and it was a union job and pretty good pay for the time; the Disney of today is why I don’t go there anymore and I don’t buy Disney products
The only people who don’t want or welcome socialism are those who want to continue a caste system where rich people get richer and poor stay poor and no equality or ethical or moral values and standards. Us lowly serfs must serve the rich people is the mindset of people who don’t believe in equality and fairness for all. I applaud and appreciate you for your support and work for employees and equity in pay.
Mic Drop 😮
Exactly, there should only be cooperatives and public services, most people would agree if they gave a bit of their time to understand that, even on the right wing, but misinformation is so strong and our regimes are so undemocratic
Well said
Why is equal opportunities socialism
We can't keep on this path it wouldn't last long until one people suggest doing nothing is preferable or a revolution
@@jamesmurphy9426 I don’t believe that it is however the people who are well off believe and say that it is bc if there’s equity then they can’t profit off of others and their misfortunes.
I worked, for over forty years in this country, and barely made enough to survive, much less get anywhere. Working full time, there was no time left to pursue any more education. My Family did not help in any way. Now, I am 67, no kids, no wife, no car, I rent an apartment and make about the same money as I did in high school, in 1973. My Father was a Teamster, he had one job, from high school thru retirement, raised four kids, owned his house and went on hunting trips for vacations. I have had fifty crappy jobs, and get no vacations, and own nothing.
✊"similar here @Liverpool🕊️♥️🙏
Oh I thought I had it bad
Well, at least you didn’t have time off to go around hunting.
Killing innocent animals for fun is immoral.
@@holaforistas You sound stupid. 🏌️♂️....🦴
@@Hancockst1
So, do you think that people who enjoy killing animals for fun are very smart?
When parents say, "We're going to Disneyland!" Kids should be bursting into tears! 🐵
I remember once Micheal Moore had a show, and he interviewed a man who dressed as Goofy, at DisneyWorld. Walking around all day, sweating in that costume, for minimum wage, no benefits. Yet, they get a Billion dollar tax break.
And we as people supply that chain!! When are we going to wake up..
The people who run Disney make Ebenezer Scrooge and Mr. Potter look like humanitarians!
That's says alot.
Republicans ALL darling. Every f@cking one.
They even have a sanitized version of Scrooge.
A brilliant, courageous and important story. Thank you Amy. My ear caught the clip of the word "Socialism" once again being used as a defamatory remark, to silence and shame the speaker. What they are really trying to say (without saying it openly) is, "...you are a communist and un-American!". And then, the discussion is instantly diverted to another area, where the speaker is compelled to defend against the outrageous lie and the debate is brought down to the personal level, and away from the original point. The idea that earning a living wage, having Health Coverage, being able to afford a home, rear your children in a healthy environment, and have some security in one's old age is "un-American" and a "bad" thing, is the height of absurdity.
Today it makes no difference if we are speaking of Disney, Starbucks, Walmart or any other corporate beast. They all have the same 19th century mentality. "Make the worker work for me, and to hell with the needs of the worker. Their only purpose in life is to make me money. They should be grateful I gave them a job at all!"
This is a very important issue and much too big to be dealt with here in the comment section. The entire mindset of America and what it means in the 21st Century , must change. Thank you Amy!
@Ronald Reagan Thank you for proving my point!😇
I live near Disneyland in Anaheim, CA .... truth, when you step outside the gates of "THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH" you are surrounded by homelessness, huge rats, drugs and THE MOST UNHAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH!! I've know many people who have worked for Disney for decades that live in their cars...because they can't afford the insanely expensive rents in So Cal but they are hard working and have longevity and DISNEY KNOWS IT FOR DECADES AND DOES NOTHING...AND FOR ME..THE WORST...THE CITY OF ANAHEIM...GIVES THEM TAX FREE STATUS..I MEAN OMG..ARE YOU KIDDING ME..ALL THOSE TAXES SHOULD BE GOING TO THE CITY TO HELP WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WORK THEIR ASSES OFF WITH SMILES ON THEIR FACES..FOR ALL THAT CORPERATE GREED!!! COMPANY'S LIKE THIS SHOULD HAVE MANDATORY CLAUSES TO BUILD SPICIFIC AFFORDABLE DECENT HOUSING FOR THOSE PEOPLE MAKING THEM BILLIONS!! SHAME ON THEM... LOCALS HERE WILL NO LONGER SUPPORT DISNEY BY GOING TO THE PARK...UNTIL THEY GROW A CONSIONUS AND REFUSE THOSE TAX BREAKS THAT THEY DON'T NEED!!!
These women are heroes. Bless them.
This is the main problem with corporations. They work for their shareholders and not for the people who actually do the work. The people that do the work are just slaves in the corporate world.
Is someone forcing those people to work those jobs, if they don't like the wages maybe they should obtain employment elsewhere.
2005 to 2006 I worked at MGM Studios (Disney)... $6.50 PTmer as a Stocker. Was not just a couple of kiosks to restock...I was re-stocking wherever was needed in the entire park🥵...in summer😵
I remmember one of the days working from 8am to over 12am next day and need to start working at 7am again...
After I tried to work that day how I could. After that day... I QUIT!
Lasted less than a month.
What caught my ear was: people are treated like they are part of a machine, replaceable...agreed. That is a materialistic perspective.
"Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners."
Vladimir Lenin
Disney employees should go on strike.
100% this.
All of America should go on strike. United States General Strike!
are they unionized? if not, not happening. people have to eat
Abigail Disney is one of my heroes.
Capitalism and greed have always been the same thing. "Equity" is just another word for grabbing more. Fairness and equalness have nothing to do with it.
This is a great example of what's wrong with America.
Disney, Walmart, Amazon, and on and on.
Corporate greed is alive and well and growing, growing, growing!!!
Every one of these giant corporations in every industry going back as far as you care to look, exist solely because of this type of public subsidy. Whether it's direct subsidies, indirect support such as medicare or food stamps, government contracts, or protection from competition.
Nobody has ever earned a billion dollars. It takes stealing from thousands of people for years to make every single billionaire.
Yes
Do you know who benefits from that so called corporate greed?
@@shawnchurch316 The face that you say "so-called" displays that you either know nothing about the extreme avarice and injustice that pervades corporate culture and corrupts our entire political system. You might begin by reading Joel Bakan's *The Corporation* and seeing the excellent documentary.
There's no such thing as "corporate greed". All those companies would go bankrupt if people didn't think their products and services were a great value.
I recall Walt saying Disney World is a place for all children…. Now it’s only the wealthier children that can dream.
I would not believe if I didn't hear it with my own hear 15$hr for the biggest company in the world 👀👀👀 that's slavery in a other level
So, is nobody going to mention that the only reason Disney now pays $15/hr. is Bernie Sanders made a speach at the entrance to Disneyland 4 years ago criticizing them for paying workers $10.50/hr. while the CEO made $25 MILLION that year? No? I guess I'll just do it myself. You're welcome.
If a member of the royal (Disney) family finds her inquiries treated dismissively by the company's CEO, what chance do workers have of getting their grievances heard.
the corporate model of wage disparity is sickening and disheartening to learn of. I had just thought that persons working within Disney made a nice paycheck dressing in costume to entertain the youngsters.
Abigail is such a good person, Respect.❤❤❤❤❤
10:05 “Disney is a big American corporation. And like so many corporations it spreads its money around into all levels of government. And it does that in order to get tax breaks, subsidies, and the rest of it. All of us have heard about how there’s so much money in politics and this is why this companies spend all that money.
So in Anaheim in particular, what we’d found out was that over a period of about two decades Disney received a billion dollars in tax breaks and subsidies from the city of Anaheim alone. And that’s just a part of the way they’ve managed to manipulate the system in their favor.
14:35 “We’re talking about corporations in general , this is not just Disney.”
Also, since it is media, we should study destructive themes in their really productions such as telling children to fight others, etc. Super hero, etc. A marshall, creepy civilization.
Many American Republicans will say that businesses cannot afford such lavish salaries as fifteen dollars per hour--which is not a living wage in America--for workers. Heartless.
So, is nobody going to mention that the only reason Disney now pays $15/hr. is Bernie Sanders made a speach at the entrance to Disneyland 4 years ago criticizing them for paying workers $10.50/hr. while the CEO made $25 MILLION that year? No? I guess I'll just do it myself. You're welcome.
Her grandfather, and his good friends Art Babbit and Don Bluth, were not just amazing artists and storytellers, but also visionaries. A far cry from what Disney are today. Even their animation department, barring the odd outlyer such as Princess & The Frog and Moana, is so lacking they were forced to buy Pixar out, as Pixar were beating them soundly on every level. The "money men" are now in charge, not the creative people, which is why Don quit to go on his own and the subsequent talent drain of Disney workers loyal to Don and Walt leaving with him, led to the first Disney Slump, in the late 70's and throughout the 80's.
It's not about the entertainment, or the dreams, anymore. It's about money laundering, plutocracy and greed.
And also the propaganda, of the Glossy makeovers of the old favourites, with instead of a moral to the story, some gender message, a catchy blockbuster song and endless money making merch.
Ps Pixar was better agreed, but Disney money men will destroy it too, I hate the buy out nonsense, and destruction of diversity, making everything homogeneous...sooooo snoozzzze boring.
And in the opposite, I think it shows that when work is financially positive for the family, the company reaps the benefits of amazing story tellers, artists and visionaries all working at full productivity. Damn, it's simple math.
@@madeleineswords704 The thing I see with Pixar is thusly. They were born of a technological point of view. I don't know how old you are, but I remember Toy Story coming out in 1995 just when I was 14-15 years old, and I had no interest in animations anymore, was chasing girls and video games. That is relevant, as video games is where 50% of the geeks at Pixar cut their teeth. That "scene" of hardware, emergent exponential hardware, pushed the limits of what Pixar was doing.
The Geforce 3 series graphics cards, for PC gamers, could do the Pixar intro in real time pretty much flawlessly. And back then, despite Toy Story being a revalation in digital animation story telling entertainment, it was all about the visuals. Pixar broke the boundary of digital and traditional, but they did it because they had class, they didn't just have the technical prowess, they had the writers and storytellers to craft it.
Look at what they have done since. Almost every single release a masterpiece. From Wall-E to A GooD Dinosaur, and with Toy Story 2 being a contender of the best animation of ALL TIME, absolute legends. My own children are forever blessed to have been brought up with stories like these. As are we all.
So your fear is the corporate money men ruling the world and Disney will destroy Pixar. They CANT do that. Because it's intrinsic to the human instinct to tell stories. As the Croods showed us, back in the day, the entertainment was Dad or Mum or a random elder sitting at the campfire telling a tale. The Brothers Grimm knew this, hence the existance of 50% of Disneys stock. It's a human thing, bred from a million years of evolution. And Pixar were the right time, the right PEOPLE, the right idea. Disney had no option but to buy them, because they were destroying the IMAGE of Disney. Bear in mind, by then, Disney was already arrived. Animations were no longer important, but more of a brand security tag.
As an illustrator myself, I grew up dreaming of working for Disney. But in reality, I'd have been another cog in a corporate wheel, despite my talents. The commercialization of entertainment, taking it away from the creatives and putting it in the hands of finance people, will have it's own backfire. People are people. Always were, always will be. Pixar are being kept as pure as possible because they earn money. If they didn't, and their productions went sterile and "non - profitable", believe me the people would seek out alternatives, because it's in our DNA.
@@madeleineswords704 PS. They deleted your first comment, Madeline. Shame, I'd have loved to have read it.
I hope the Oscars don't ignore this important documentary especially since Disney owned ABC network has a contract to show the Oscars next Spring.
Who cares about the stupid award shows. To me they mean absolutely nothing. Remember when Weinstein's movie Shakespeare and loved one all those awards. It was crappy. It was all a scam, they called people to get votes for that movie. It's not a true reflection of what's good
I would've liked to hear more Abigal Disney's power as a heiress. Is she part owner of the company? Or did her family sell the company? It sounds like she doesn't have much leveraging power besides her name.
Good point. Yes.... I would have liked to hear more about her position / involvement, too.
She's always seemed to me like she's been coming from the fringes of the debate. So, I doubt she has any REAL power to do anything.
She doesn’t run any part of Disney if memory serves.
There's one way to fix this: take the payroll and make it equitable. The CEO makes 10x more than the lowest paid worker including bonuses and stocks. Nothing else needs to change.
This is just how capitalism is. If we want things to change the only solution is the organization of the working class to seize the means over throw capitalism and implement socialism. Workers of the world unite!
But half of the time, the working class complain and forget the earlier choices they made---thinking schooling and education were not important. Not taking advantage of all that was offered---just wanted to have a "happy" life. Didn´t bother to vote because they could not be bothered, or thought their vote would not count. CHOICES, CHOICES. CHOICES. What do you read? What do you research on the internet!!!!! So, when people will take responsibility for changing things.....can you sit a room with these evil executives and keep up with the pace and level of the conversation. Have you studied how money works...
Yes. So many lines into socialist countries. Nobody wants to come to this capitalist country 🤷♂️
There's no inequality in opportunity. America provides more opportunities than any other country. If you prefer another country, move there. 🤔
@@rrickarr Exactly! People want to take the easy way, the lazy way, then complain when they don't get magically 'ruch'. Bahaha 🤣
@@rrickarr understanding how money works has nothing to do with the systematic deconstruction of what little social safety net that we had, and the corporate or fiduciary duty that companies used to feel towards their employees. The employee used to prosper with companies, as the companies prospered. Tax rates were well established to ensure that the richest people paid the most, and these dollars were aptly redirected to bettering the infrastructure as well as the social infrastructure of the country. All of this changed with Reagan. Money has been systematically funneled from the lower and middle classes to the top, with no regard for the increased productivity that all companies have seen in the past decades. We now have people like you, who put the onus on the employee to take responsibility for the employer exploiting his labor for slave wages, instead of requiring the employer to be ethically focused and pay the workforce adequately. Just as we've seen how the privatization of healthcare has resulted in ever worsening outcomes for people in this country, the dehumanization of people and the commodification of employees has resulted in lower and lower wages, and steepening income inequality.
CEOs need to stop getting paid x23456788% more than the average employees around the world
I'm pretty sure Disney didn't want it that way how did he treat his employees when he was alive
Wonder how Abigal's extended family feel about her activism. Be increasingly powerful to see them all rallying behind her
Raising the wages to an appropriate amount so ppl can afford living and have more buying power is declared as "socialism" and argued as a bad thing? Someone explain
Thank you, Abigail Disney, Kathleen Hughes, Amy, Juan, and DN! crew.
In America you can sub in any major corporation and see this exact worker abuse. If they cant operate a business without wage theft, tax breaks, or abuse then revoke their charters. We give them and we can take it away.
Much like the Queen, much of the masses worship Disney. A lack of class consciousness (though this is beginning to change) combined with a desperate desire to vicariously live through fantasy to get by a rugged life is a brutal reality of life under late stage capitalism.
This is the story of the American blue collar worker. Overworked and underpaid.
Did she talk about her grandfather’s anti-semitism, the anti-black racism and the way the “characters” treat the little black kids at the parks???
Yeh, I think this is not a recent problem
"The business of America is business" President Calvin Coolidge. Nothing changes.
Brava for calling out DeSantis for employing fascistic tactics to silence his corporate critics.
They're in it together against workers.
I worked at Disneyland when I was 15 years old and made $2.00 (1973 minimum wage) an hour preparing and delivering supplies to to various locations in the park. I operated several types of forklifts and a delivery tram.
JFH; when can you start Man? Sounds like a great answer for an opening interview question. Summed yourself up real good. And, since you’re so experienced, I’ll offer ya $2.75 hour. Yeah, we’ll be prepping and delivering ‘supplies’. Bruh.
Wow ... you bring back old memories, of when I was also working for a couple bucks an hour🤣🟪
That's over 15/hr today, almost twice our current minimum wage.
The Democrat's inflation has demolished the minimum wage! Bahaha 🤣
Poor people are suffering the most by far from Biden's policies. 🤔
@Veronica Elis it was already done 500 years ago, the only thing that's changed in 500 years is the technology. Too bad two whole generations were totally hypnotized by TV and the promise of convenience while the very minor gains we've made in the west since enlightenment were given away for fake liberty through unlimited consumption and twenty years of decent roads. Has there been a single soul who didn't turn away from dissent in fear at Kent state? And now that the younger generations are born more and more without the enchantment they're called lazy and beaten for their spirit. It's all been written on the walls since Europe was first colonized, everybody knows it in the world except for the self identifying citizens of fascist empires like the US.
3 Things:
Class war
Class war
Class war
Will include in my developing dissertation on workplace democracy! ✊💪🙏
🇺🇲 you need to be sleeping to have the American dream- G Carlin.
"assholeification of america" I love it.
Living with extended family is not shameful, we need to stop the shame train regarding this, especially knowing it’s based on wasp capitalist constructs. However, this situation is ultimately about agency; like sharing housing with your parents not by choice. Lack of housing strips agency by design, especially when nuclear family property ownership is upheld as the primary leveraging tool for societal acceptance, Survivability, freedom, security.
Validity, and virtue.
How vulgar is this culture which says you must have this to be valid, uses it to establish class, then makes it inaccessible.
This is the model for most of our needs and wants. And again, it’s all engineered. This could end tomorrow.
And Disney, who’s been pushing rags to riches fairy tales for years, could also pay their front line workers enough to to afford to rent an apartment
Good for Abigail Disney, thanks for being a decent human being.
But I have to say that even small businesses don't take care of their workers. I've worked for so many, and not one of them paid me a living wage or offered benefits.
@@ronaldreagan3086 Why don't you go back to being a human with some modicum of humanity and logic, fool?
@@ronaldreagan3086 hahahaha, what? You didn't say anything factual. oh wow, lolol.
@@ronaldreagan3086 BS. What kind of stool are you? Not going to engage, other than to say if you really believe that, you're dumb as brick: consider power dynamics, as you lay out your equation.
Manny Lima is a finance director at Disney in Los Angeles making 150k a year plus and he doesn't even have a bachelor's degree.
The people that run Disney are strange people and they make strange movies
This thing has been flawed sense it's beginning the indigenous folks had the best system in place.
Says the folks that make bad decisions, refuses to take responsibility and doesn't want to work hard. Bahaha 🤣
@@paull2166 - Your parents failed you, brainwashed, mess.
I've been stating those facts for years, even now, and "woke adults" don't care when I state that fact.
100% correct this is a wow situation. Multibillion dollar corporation running their workers like slaves sleeping in the car no medical insurance what a beautiful thing for United States. That’s the way we treat people
Maybe those people should of made better decisions, it is their poor life choices that have them in that situation. Almost every one of those people in that room answered questions were middle aged adults. They are working entry level jobs that are intended for people under the age of 25.
@@shawnchurch316 Maybe one or two "bad" decisions shouldn't lead to instant poverty and homelessness. Maybe a decent well being and living conditions shouldn't be tied to employment. Maybe a non-abusive job environment should be the standard, and not the exception
@@Ahng_Noying9574 Poverty is a choice that people make and for the vast majority of those people it has been a lifelong string of bad decisions stemming from their teenage years. I have zero sympathy for people in that situation for those reasons. There is a massive amount of high paying jobs out there and they are struggling to fill those positions with qualified people. If someone has nothing other then a high school education they are going to be relegated to minimum wage jobs with no where to go. I knew I wasn't going to college when I was in junior high, I was bored to death at school and hated every minute of it so I knew I would have to figure things out on my own to have the wealth I desired. I took the California high school proficiency exam and quit high school when I was 15 years old. The public school system is torture for extremely intelligent people who cannot conform to their norms for learning. I knew from that point forward I would have to do everything on my own to secure my future. I am also handicapped and have been since the age of 13 when I was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma in my left leg and limb salvage surgery left me in extreme chronic pain. I had very good understanding of computers and networking which was all self taught so I started doing mobile computer repair and got a service call from a real estate appraisal office. When repairing their computers I saw what is involved with appraisal and the money that could be made and the very next day I enrolled in the only course for appraisal and I scheduled and passed the state exam and began doing appraisal. I would drop off appraisals at real estate offices and talk to agents and loan officers and soon after that I went and got my real estate license. It was just so easy to make money with everything I did so I moved into real estate investment and development and immediately excelled. I did that for a few years and opened a classic car and high end car dealership followed by building a state of the art comprehensive collision center certified to repair almost every make and model. I am semi retired at 40 years old but I enjoy making money and it is just so easy. I have had so many different careers it would days to write about them all. I would of been more then successful if I would of stuck with any one of them. There is no excuse for mediocrity
The American dream seems more like a nightmare for most people
The workers should start unions!
Well presented Documentary. Thank you.
No surprise that republicans made haste to try to stop her from speaking. Vote Blue in November, Americans. Vote Blue.
Thank goodness for her.
Great Channel 👍 ,Bring the real world to audience
Why can’t they just leave if they’re unhappy
If they do t have money to rent an apartment, how do they have money to move? Which having done it last year - costs thousands
Heartbreaking.
I’d run the company for 25% of his pay and give workers $25 per hour and lower prices and still profit plenty
It’s a real shame the poor don’t vote in larger numbers. We could destroy the entire current ruling political class if we ever did solidify and use our power to really remake society for the better.
They do vote, but they vote against their interests. Working class Americans are preoccupied with Mexicans, Blacks said immigrants. They are stuck in generational poverty, angry and hopeless.
@@kwikky22 the majority do not vote and you’re right the ones that do vote do tend to caught up in culture war issues that really mean nothing
this seemingly is the quiet shame that is wanted to stay quiet and YOU just deal with it or GO AWAY. I was proud to be able to get together with family and take my young children to Disneyworld on a family vacation now I am so ashamed learning the workers wouldn't be able to afford basic life amenities. I would boycott and not even think to take a next generation to the Disney parks.
I’m glad that someone who directly benefits is speaking up against the system.
"We care alot" Faith no more
Love to see it finally going down.
He needs to get a CDL and get out of that impoverished state Disneyland put him in. As a former cast member, I saw the writing on the wall in 2006 and ran to truck driving school. Disneyland was the best job I ever had but it will never be able to pay its employees a living wage to live in Southern California.
I really hate Disney...for what they did to Star Wars.
God Bless her 💖 Thank you Abigail !
that couple met on the disney plantation.
We need a wealth CAP. $25 million and you’re done.
Kudos for engaging with the issue when it was brought to your attention in the way you did.
2:03 "I'M GONNA WRECK IT!"
There's no one better to dismantle the oppressive establishment!
Walt Disney would have been proud of his granddaughter. For Disney the corporation, it's sad to see their employees being mistreated by the company the world loves. People may have to protest Disney.
@Ronald Reagan I am not a fool. They may not have that many options to work. If they are low income and can only get this type of work..then what. Think beyond what you think...Disney is a generational company that makes millions why can't they pay their works more income and better benefits.
Every time I see poverty in USA, I'm astonished to see that they are very fat.
I know that the poverty in USA is very real and harsh, but they're getting enough food to be very fat.
In Africa or South Asia, when you see reports or documentaries of poverty, you'll see very skinny people.
In Africa and in South Asia, poverty means starvation. But in USA, poor people get very fat.
So, how unequal their incomes in USA are and how serious the poverty in USA is, definitely USA is a physically, materially wealthy country.
Processed food is cheaper than healthy food. America also has a homeless problem. No it's not as bad as a famine, but it's still a problem.
Just because there is weight does not mean it is good weight from eating healthy food.
Stress and depression effects the body. So does sleeping habits and work habits.
The body doesn't necessarily reflect what you see.
They can’t afford proper food , particularly protein packed food. They fill up on cheap carbohydrates and sugar. (Which actually makes you hungrier so you get trapped in the cheap carb cycle.)
People who are chronically depressed tend to use food as an emotional drug. Also junk food is much cheaper than buying fresh produce and cooking meals yourself, which would be challenging when you’ve just worked all night and have to stay up all day to take care of your children. People who are generally very fit throughout their lives have the money and time to take care of themselves, as they aren’t living constantly at the edge of homelessness
Abigail needs to spearhead a disney workers union. Make them double the salaries of all wrkers except managers. No payroll deduction and regular raises for all employees. A family from GB went to florida and spent $1400 in one day. Disney can afford it.
Boycotte Disney
Don’t go there if money has value to you
Everything is spot on except for the last comment. The system did not go haywire. It is operating as designed. This is capitalism doing it one and only mission. Maximize profit.
@@ronaldreagan3086 your smoking hopeium laced with blind stupidity. If that were true, the wages would’ve increase at the same rate with the massive gains in productivity. Just look it up. Lots of studies that show the divergence.
A 40 k house going for 40 mil in 36 hours doesn't feel humble or honest.
Fantastic unfortunately nothing will change
Thanks for highlighting this documentary. I once attended an online Disney recruitment program during my last year at university. Good work on shedding light on the plight of Disney employees.
20% profit to all workers before shareholders. Federal mandate
Every job is a living local commute is the normal legal enforcement of the minimum wage act. The landlords property managers banks and welfare departments rightfully expect 4 times the rent for one bedroom apartment as enough income to reliably pay the rent. The minimum wage act requires employers to match the need at least. It is criminal to deprive people of food and shelter when you employ a person. A company can pay more but they can not pay less than a living local commute which is defined by the experience of business and welfare departments.
10:16 "doc. shows living wage not enough to live on". I think the word "living" should not be in that sentence.
None of this is a surprise to me. My friend worked at Disneyland Paris and the Terms and Conditions are really dreadfu. The EU would like the company to leave.
@Ronald Reagan So Ronald what the hell age are you ?
Disney is an evil place I would never take my kids to Disney PERIODTTT!!!
Excellent expose!
People work for 2 to 5 dollars an hour... and are much better educated/skilled than these people... so, the real problem is the distribution of wealth, not the mininum working hour ...
Disney could improve its image by building free daycare/ childcare for low income families in each and every state, city and town.
Or even among their own workers!
The trickle down effect doesn’t work!
The minimum wage act that requires the wages be greater than a transient wage or homeless wage is not loudly enforced. The minimum wage act is the border line of slavery anything less than 4 times the rent for one bedroom apartment local commute is more criminal than slavery.
Whomever came up with that title, is a God damn genius and related to Forest Gump!
DIRECT ACTION AGAINST DISNEY!!!!