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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Survey reveals many Disneyland workers can't make ends meet

    A new survey of 5000 Disneyland workers finds that many of them have problems affording food, health care and rent. One in 10 has been homeless at some point in the past two years.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 1, 2018 • 1 min read

    A new survey of 5000 Disneyland workers finds that many of them have problems affording food, health care and rent. One in 10 has been homeless at some point in the past two years. In real dollars, pay has dropped -- while the park’s ticket sales have gone up. In response, Disney says, “This inaccurate and unscientific survey was paid for by politically motivated labor unions and its results are deliberately distorted and do not reflect how the overwhelming majority of our 30,000 cast members feel about the company.”

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Seeing romantic comedies in a new light during #MeToo era
    1. 0:00The revolving door at the White House
    2. 9:34Survey reveals many Disneyland workers can't make ends meetYou’re reading this
    3. 19:20Why are so many kids not learning to read and write in California schools?
    4. 27:40In #MeToo era, Looney Tunes' Pepe Le Pew is just gross
    5. 38:48UnFictional: LA's first day of smog and the panic it caused
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