Disneyland Workers Unions Accuse Company of Keeping COVID-19 Cases “Under Wraps”
Company Also Accused of Delaying To Disclose Positive Test Results
Anaheim, California – Disneyland employees have accused the company of underreporting its COVID-19 cases and for failing to disclose the test results promptly.
The company’s two amusement parks in Anaheim, California, and the second one in Orlando, Florida, reopened early July after being shut down due to the pandemic.
Disney World allowed the NBA to use its facility, NBA Bubble, in Florida to continue the basketballs seasons. The facility requires the players and NBA staff to practice social distancing and adhere to isolation requirements in addition to regular on-site testing.
While most resources were directed to the Florida NBA Bubble, the Downtown Disney district said they had no on-site testing in California. In July, Disney Labor Relations Director Bill Place wrote a letter to the unions saying that testing is ‘not viable’ and prone to ‘false negatives’, despite testing provided in Orlando.
According to sources, Disney was accused of allegedly keeping the total number of infected employees in California under wraps. The sources also accused the park of increasing the risks of exposure by not alerting the unions about the positive test results in time. It is also alleged that the company did not formally announce to employees about who was testing positive.
The sources also said the California amusement park allowed thousands to enter with just temperature checks.
