By Associated Press - Sunday, March 2, 2014

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Contract negotiations are getting started between Walt Disney World officials and members of its unions.

The contract talks between Disney World and its unionized employees start Monday. Workers covered in the contract include housekeeper, ride operators, fast food workers, cooks, dishwashers, beverage workers, custodians, ticket-takers and vacation planners.

The contract covers about 24,000 fulltime unionized Disney World workers in the Orlando area. A separate contract will be hammered out by the unions and the resort’s 12,000 unionized part-time workers.

The resort employees more than 60,000 workers in total.

The current contract ends at the end of March.

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