## Disneyland unions agree to ‘historic’ 31% pay raise

Authored by ocregister.com

Master Services Council, which represents 14,000 Disneyland, Disney California Adventure and Downtown Disney employees from four unions, announced late on Monday, July 29 its members had voted to accept a new contract that provides a 31% pay raise over the next three years.

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Both Disney and the unions called the agreement “historic” for Disneyland cast members, Disney parlance for workers.

“These contracts are historic for Disney cast members and we’re pleased cast members’ lives will improve as a result,” Disneyland Workers Rising said in a statement.

The “biggest wage increases ever” for Disneyland resort employees will raise hourly pay more than $6 over three years from the current $19.90 to $24 in 2024 and $26 in 2026, according to the unions.

Long-term employees will get a 50-cent pay increase for 10 years of service and $2 for 20 years.

The contracts go into effect immediately at Disneyland, Disney California Adventure and Downtown Disney, according to the unions. »

### Exclusive: PSVR 2 sales surge over 2,000% after Sony's huge price drop

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📈 Sony saw a 2,350% rise in PSVR 2 sales yesterday, based on our data.

The price of the Sony PSVR 2 was always too high, and further proving that widely-held theory, we saw sales of the PS5 VR headset suddenly skyrocket on Sunday.

In fact, there were more PSVR 2 sales on Sunday than in the first seven months of 2024 combined. »

### One phone call from President Xi would end Russia's war, Finnish president says

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Russia's reliance on China has developed to the point where Beijing could end a war with one phone call, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said in an interview with Bloomberg published on July 3.

"One phone call from President Xi Jinping would solve this crisis.".

And therefore, the more we can help Ukraine now, the faster we'll get the war to end. »

### Amazon is legally responsible for recalling dangerous products sold on its site, agency finds

Authored by cbsnews.com

Federal regulators say Amazon can be held responsible for products sold on its platform.

Amazon distributed hundreds of thousands of hazardous products sold by third-parties through the e-commerce giant's platform and is responsible for recalling them, a federal agency has ruled.

Amazon failed to notify the public about the hazardous products and did not take adequate steps to encourage customers to return or destroy them, the agency said. »

### Rare ‘cotton candy’ lobster caught off New England coast

Authored by siouxlandproud.com

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – An extremely rare “cotton candy” lobster was recently caught off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine by the Atlantic Lobster Company.

The odds of catching a pink, purple, and blue shimmering lobster is 1 in 100 million, the Seacoast Science Center said.

Two cotton candy lobsters currently reside at the science center, as well as an orange and a few blue lobsters. »

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