Disney World furloughing 43,000 more workers due to virus

Workers will be able to keep their medical, dental and life insurance benefits for the length of the furlough period, or up to a year.

FILE - In this Monday, March 16, 2020, file photo, the road to the entrance of Walt Disney World has few cars, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Two more unions have reached agreements with Walt Disney World over furloughs caused by the theme park resort's closure during the new coronavirus outbreak. The agreements reached late Friday, April 10, apply to security guards and workers involved in facilities and operations.

About 200 workers will remain on the job performing “essential duties" during the closure, and they will be offered positions based on seniority, the union said. On Friday, unions representing security guards and workers involved in facilities and operations reached agreements under similar terms.

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