DEADLINE: ACTORS’ EQUITY REJECTS WALT DISNEY WORLD CORONAVIRUS SAFETY PLAN FOR PERFORMERS

The executive committee of Actors’ Equity Association unanimously has rejected Walt Disney World’s reopening safety plan for workers because the proposal does not include coronavirus testing for the park’s performers.

In an email to its members that was obtained by Deadline, Equity writes: “Disney knows that testing makes for a safer work place. Why else would Disney agree to testing for film productions? If testing helps keep a film set safe, that is also true for performers in the parks. Despite that, we have not reached an agreement with Disney for testing.”

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