'Apathy & inaction' | Disney staff stage walk out amid pleas for more LGBT+ staff protection

Disney employees are staging ‘virtual’ walkouts this week as part of demands for the firm to take action against new legislation on LGBT+ education.

As reported by The Verge, The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) employees in the US began downing tolls on March 15 and will continue to do so for 15 minutes each day until March 22nd, when they will strike for a full day.

The industrial action comes in the wake of Florida passing new legislation called the Parental Rights in Education Bill, commonly referred to as the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, which employees claim Disney has been ‘apathetic’ towards.

According to The Independent, the new bill essentially means that Florida schools will be restricted from teaching students about sexual orientation and gender issues, with teachers who fail to comply putting themselves at risk of lawsuits.