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The Independent
23-05-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Venezuelan workers at Disney put on leave after Trump stripped their legal protections
Disney placed dozens of Venezuelan workers on leave after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to strip them of their legal protective status. At least 45 employees were impacted, just days after the nation's highest court allowed the Trump administration to remove the temporary protected status for roughly 350,000 Venezuelans living in the U.S. The decision effectively eliminated their ability to legally live and work in the country as well as protections against their deportation from the United States. 'We are committed to protecting the health, safety, and well-being of all our employees who may be navigating changing immigration policies and how they could impact them or their families,' Disney said in a statement. The Independent has reached out to the Walt Disney Company for more information. These 350,000 Venezuelans impacted by the order were granted humanitarian protections in 2023 because it was not safe to return to their home country. The Supreme Court ruling comes after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem directed the termination of the Temporary Protected Status designation. In March, a California district judge paused the government's directive, writing in his opinion that it threatens to 'inflict irreparable harm on hundreds of thousands of persons whose lives, families, and livelihoods will be severely disrupted, cost the United States billions in economic activity, and injure public health and safety in communities throughout the United States.' That ruling was upheld by an appeals court, and then the Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court - which allowed the administration's plan. All 45 impacted Disney employees will continue to receive benefits and roughly two-thirds of the affected workers were part of a union, the Associated Press reported. Julee Jerkovich, secretary-treasurer of the United Food And Commercial Workers International Union's Local 1625, told the outlet on Friday: 'It's very distressing,' 'Disney is being made to be the bad guy, but they didn't have any choice,' Jerkovich said. 'These workers — our colleagues, friends, and neighbors — have contributed immensely to the success of the Walt Disney Company and to the vibrant culture of central Florida,' a coalition of unions at Disney World told the outlet in a statement. 'No worker should have to live in fear of losing everything after building a life here.'
BreakingNews.ie
23-05-2025
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
Venezuelan Disney workers put on leave from jobs after losing protective status
Almost four dozen Venezuelan workers who had temporary protected status have been put on leave by Disney after the US Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to strip them of legal protections. The move was made to make sure that the employees were not in violation of the law, Disney said in a statement on Friday. Advertisement The 45 workers across the company who were put on leave will continue to get benefits. 'We are committed to protecting the health, safety, and wellbeing of all our employees who may be navigating changing immigration policies and how they could impact them or their families,' the statement said. About two-thirds of the workers were in union jobs. The union contract for Walt Disney World service workers in Florida allows them to be reinstated without loss of seniority or benefits once they provide proper work authorisation within a year of losing their jobs, said Julee Jerkovich, secretary-treasurer of the United Food And Commercial Workers International Union's Local 1625. Advertisement 'It's very distressing,' Ms Jerkovich said. 'Disney is being made to be the bad guy, but they didn't have any choice.' Disney would have been criticised if the workers were not put on leave, and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents made raids at Disney World, she said. The Supreme Court's order on Monday put on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place Temporary Protected Status for the Venezuelans that would have otherwise expired last month. The justices provided no rationale, which is common in emergency appeals. Advertisement The order potentially exposes as many as 350,000 Venezuelans to deportation. The status allows people already in the United States to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife. The case was the latest in a string of emergency appeals President Donald Trump's administration has made to the Supreme Court, many of them related to immigration and involving Venezuela. Earlier this month, the government asked the court to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, setting them up for potential deportation as well. 'These workers — our colleagues, friends, and neighbours — have contributed immensely to the success of the Walt Disney Company and to the vibrant culture of central Florida,' a coalition of unions at Disney World said in a statement. Advertisement 'No worker should have to live in fear of losing everything after building a life here.'
The Independent
23-05-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Venezuelan workers at Disney put on leave from jobs after losing protective status
Almost four dozen Venezuelan workers who had temporary protected status have been put on leave by Disney after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to strip them of legal protections. The move was made to make sure that the employees were not in violation of the law, Disney said in a statement Friday. The 45 workers across the company who were put on leave will continue to get benefits. 'We are committed to protecting the health, safety, and well-being of all our employees who may be navigating changing immigration policies and how they could impact them or their families,' the statement said. About two-thirds of the workers were in union jobs. The union contract for Walt Disney World service workers in Florida allows them to be reinstated without loss of seniority or benefits once they provide proper work authorization within a year of losing their jobs, said Julee Jerkovich, secretary-treasurer of the United Food And Commercial Workers International Union's Local 1625. 'It's very distressing,' Jerkovich said Friday. 'Disney is being made to be the bad guy, but they didn't have any choice.' Disney would have been criticized if the workers weren't put on leave, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents made raids at Disney World, she said. The Supreme Court's order on Monday put on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place Temporary Protected Status for the Venezuelans that would have otherwise expired last month. The justices provided no rationale, which is common in emergency appeals. The order potentially exposes as many as 350,000 Venezuelans to deportation. The status allows people already in the United States to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife. The case was the latest in a string of emergency appeals President Donald Trump's administration has made to the Supreme Court, many of them related to immigration and involving Venezuela. Earlier this month, the government asked the court to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, setting them up for potential deportation as well. 'These workers — our colleagues, friends, and neighbors — have contributed immensely to the success of the Walt Disney Company and to the vibrant culture of central Florida,' a coalition of unions at Disney World said in a statement. 'No worker should have to live in fear of losing everything after building a life here.' ___ Follow Mike Schneider on the social platform Bluesky at @
Washington Post
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Venezuelan workers at Disney put on leave from jobs after losing protective status
ORLANDO, Fla. — Almost four dozen Venezuelan workers who had temporary protected status have been put on leave by Disney after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to strip them of legal protections. The move was made to make sure that the employees were not in violation of the law, Disney said in a statement Friday.
Associated Press
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Venezuelan workers at Disney put on leave from jobs after losing protective status
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Almost four dozen Venezuelan workers who had temporary protected status have been put on leave by Disney after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to strip them of legal protections. The move was made to make sure that the employees were not in violation of the law, Disney said in a statement Friday. The 45 workers across the company who were put on leave will continue to get benefits. 'We are committed to protecting the health, safety, and well-being of all our employees who may be navigating changing immigration policies and how they could impact them or their families,' the statement said. About two-thirds of the workers were in union jobs. The union contract for Walt Disney World service workers in Florida allows them to be reinstated without loss of seniority or benefits once they provide proper work authorization within a year of losing their jobs, said Julee Jerkovich, secretary-treasurer of the United Food And Commercial Workers International Union's Local 1625. 'It's very distressing,' Jerkovich said Friday. 'Disney is being made to be the bad guy, but they didn't have any choice.' Disney would have been criticized if the workers weren't put on leave, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents made raids at Disney World, she said. The Supreme Court's order on Monday put on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place Temporary Protected Status for the Venezuelans that would have otherwise expired last month. The justices provided no rationale, which is common in emergency appeals. The order potentially exposes as many as 350,000 Venezuelans to deportation. The status allows people already in the United States to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife. The case was the latest in a string of emergency appeals President Donald Trump's administration has made to the Supreme Court, many of them related to immigration and involving Venezuela. Earlier this month, the government asked the court to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, setting them up for potential deportation as well. 'These workers — our colleagues, friends, and neighbors — have contributed immensely to the success of the Walt Disney Company and to the vibrant culture of central Florida,' a coalition of unions at Disney World said in a statement. 'No worker should have to live in fear of losing everything after building a life here.' ___ Follow Mike Schneider on the social platform Bluesky at @
