Happily ever after at work? Disneyland characters unionize

Disneyland Resort characters voted to unionize with the Actors’ Equity Association this month. The character actors at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando have been organized with the Teamsters since the 1980s.

Disneyland Resort characters voted to unionize with the Actors’ Equity Association this month. The character actors at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando have been organized with the Teamsters since the 1980s. Courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.

As Disney plans to pour $1.9 billion into upgrading its Anaheim resort, workers say the company needs to look out for them too.

The Department of Justice and more than two dozen states want to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster. Joe Biden’s former trust-busting architect discusses what it means.

The LA Sparks host the Indiana Fever (and phenom Caitlin Clark) on Friday. They’ve moved the game from the 5,000-seat Walter Pyramid in Long Beach to the Crypto.com Arena in Downtown LA, which seats close to 20,000.

Critics review the latest film releases: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” “Taking Venice,” “Hit Man,” and “Queen of the Deuce.”

From this Episode:

Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Zeke Reed, Robin Estrin, Eddie Sun, Jack Ross