Unionized workers say traditionally 'feminized' jobs such as costume-making pay significantly less.
Behind the “magic” of the Snow Whites and Buzz Lightyears, behind the cruises and the concerts, is the labor that makes Disney World entertainment possible.that shows notable pay disparities across Disney World’s behind-the-scenes entertainment job classifications.
Cox is a level 1 technician, a crew chief among the stagehands who do backstage labor such as lighting, sound and pyrotechnics. He says that these different job classifications involve comparable skill levels, and that the only explanation behind the pay disparity is the company’s devaluing of jobs traditionally held by women.
Hsu stressed the profound level of skill that goes into costuming work. Stitchers need to take a rigorous, three-hour test, and many applicants do not pass. They make and repair intricate garments that have to be exact replicas of costumes from a half-century ago. They work with large and dangerous industrial sewing machinery.Hsu says the devaluing of costuming labor feels “very archaic now” because of the demanding nature of the work.
They are “wildly talented,” says Hsu, who worked as a stitcher for around two years. “You can give them anything under the sun and they can replicate it for you.” by Walt Disney that she once saw at Disney World: “You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.”“I really feel like Walt would cry knowing that his cast members are suffering.”Cox says that the union has presented the pay disparities to Disney at bargaining, “making the point that these classifications with these immense amounts of skills are vastly underpaid, and they’re majority female.
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