Disney World's Maintenance Unions Cancel Their November 19 Strike Vote and Will Vote on a New Wage Offer Instead
The strike vote is off, and a new offer is on the table. The skilled maintenance and trades workers who work behind the scenes at Walt Disney World were set to vote on November 19 on whether to authorize a strike. That vote has now been cancelled, WDW News Today reported on Thursday morning, November 12.
Instead, members of the Craft Maintenance Council (CMC) will vote on November 20 and November 21 on whether to ratify a new contract proposal from Disney.
Cinderella Castle and the Partners statue at Magic Kingdom. Photo: WDW News Today
What changed
According to WDW News Today, the news comes from a new letter to CMC members from North America's Building Trades Unions. That letter calls off the strike authorization vote and schedules another contract ratification vote for November 20 and 21 in its place.
The new proposal is "the same as the previous one except for wages," WDW News Today reports, and the change is in how the raises are spread out:
- The new offer: higher percentage raises for cast members at the "top of scale," and lower percentages for members still working their way up through the pay scale.
- The old offer: roughly the same percentage raise for every cast member, wherever they were in their progression.
The report does not give the actual percentages.
What happens if members say no
The letter puts a deadline on the new offer. As WDW News Today summarizes it, "if the contract is not ratified by November 22, 2026, the contract proposal reverts to the original, which is the strike authorization vote."
In other words, if members do not ratify this proposal, it falls back to the original one, and the letter ties that to the strike authorization vote. WDW News Today says it believes that would lead to another vote on the original proposal, and that what happens if that one is also voted down is uncertain. The letter as reported sets no new date for a strike vote.
How we got here
The CMC is a coalition of eight unions: Bricklayers, Carpenters, Electricians, Laborers, Operating Engineers, Painters, Plumbers/Pipefitters and Teamsters. Their contract with Disney ran out on September 28, 2026, and has been extended month to month while talks continue.
On October 13, members unanimously voted down Disney's first offer, and member feedback pointed to higher wages as the top priority. When we reported the November 19 strike vote on November 9, the earlier union letter said the unions expected to resume negotiations in December and called a strike "a last resort." Members now have a revised offer to vote on before Thanksgiving.
What it means for your trip
Nothing changes for guests right now. No strike has been called, and the contract is still extended month to month while members consider the new proposal. We will report the result of the November 20 and 21 vote when it is known.
Sources
- Strike Action Vote Cancelled, CMC Union Members Will Now Vote on New Proposal Instead, WDW News Today, November 12, 2026
- Disney World's Maintenance and Trades Unions Will Vote November 19 on Authorizing a Strike, Parks Magic, November 9, 2026
Image credits: Cinderella Castle photo by WDW News Today.
