Chambers said Disney had offered to extend the current contract for another year and raise wages by 3.5% back in August, but two of the local unions rejected the idea, hoping for larger raises.
Some of the union pressure comes from the fact that Disney has been raking in money and workers feel the company should pass along the gains. Helped by record traffic, the company reported a 16% increase in operating profit from its parks and resorts division in the most recent quarter.
Shulz, the long-time Disney worker, is optimistic that Disney will do right by its workers, and she wants to stay in her job for years to come.
"I would not want to work anywhere else, but we want some more money to pay for things in the outside world," she said.