Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Reaches Deal with Unions on Cast Member COVID Vaccinations

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has reached an agreement with the Service Trades Council Union to implement mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for Cast Members represented by the union.

The agreement will require all STCU Cast Members to be fully vaccinated by October 22, 2021.

As part of the agreement, there is a process for Cast Members to request accommodation based on medical conditions or sincere religious beliefs.

Walt Disney Co. announced on July 30 that it would require all salaried and non-union Cast Members to be vaccinated by September 30, 2021.

The STCU represents thousands of Walt Disney World’s cast members, but there are other smaller unions that have yet to announce a timeline. However, this latest agreement with the STCU now appears to guarantee that nearly all of Walt Disney World’s Cast Members will be vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 22, 2021.

Disney continues to hold free vaccination events around the Walt Disney World property, making it easy for Cast Members to receive the now fully approved Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine within the agreed timeframe.