Protestors Arrested Outside Disneyland
30 picketers arrested outside the Happiest Place on Earth
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- More than 30 picketers have been arrested outside Disneyland as they protested in a labor dispute between Disney and its hotel workers.
The protesters were taken away in handcuffs Thursday after sitting in a busy intersection outside the park, many of them dressed as Disney characters such as Cinderella and Peter Pan.
The arrests followed a march by hundreds of maids, cooks and dishwashers from three Disney hotels who are complaining about a contract dispute.
The workers' contract expired in February and their union says Disney's latest offer would make health care unaffordable and create an unfair two-tier wage system.
A Disney spokeswoman says that negotiations are ongoing.
The dispute involves 2,300 workers at the Paradise Pier, Grand Californian and Disneyland hotels.
