1. $1,000 Bonus" announcement Email and press release from Bob Igor to Disney Employees.

2. Withholding $1,000 "bonus" from union members.

From: Bob Iger <Bob.Iger@disney.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 2:01 PM
To: XXXXXX, XX <XXXXXX@disney.com>
Subject: Bonus and New Higher Education Program

Dear Fellow Employee,

As a result of the recently enacted tax reform, I am pleased to announce two new initiatives for our U.S.-based employees.

First, we are directing approximately $125 million to our cast members and employees across the country. Hourly cast members (full-time or part-time) and non-executive salaried cast members who were part of our company as of January 1, 2018 are eligible for a one-time bonus of $1,000. More than 125,000 employees – approximately 90% of our entire U.S. workforce – qualify for this bonus. Our non-union cast members can expect to receive this bonus in two payments, distributed in March and September of this year. In keeping with applicable federal law, we'll work with union representatives regarding potential distribution plans for those of you currently working under existing union contracts.

What's even more exciting to me than the ability to provide cash bonuses to the overwhelming majority of our U.S.-based employees is the opportunity to also make a significant, ongoing investment in the future of our hourly cast members by creating a new education payment program specifically designed to serve their needs and support their long-term career aspirations. This new benefit will be in addition to our existing education reimbursement programs, and to get it off the ground with maximum impact, we’ll invest $50 million in the first year alone, followed by annual investments of up to $25 million. These funds will be available to all full-time and part-time cast members working in the U.S. who are paid on an hourly basis. Starting with the Fall 2018 semester, participants can receive tuition support for any qualifying higher education or vocational training they choose to pursue, including courses unrelated to their current role at Disney. I have always believed that education is the key to opportunity – it opens doors and creates new possibilities. If you’re eligible for this new benefit, I urge you to take full advantage of it.

It's extremely gratifying to be able to provide both immediate and long-term benefits to thousands of men and women who are such a vital part of this phenomenal company.

Regards,

Bob

But they have NOT paid this bonus yet.  Union workers want Disney to pay their $1,000 tax cut bonuses.

"Disney" Says Promised Bonus Depends On Workers Signing Wage Contract
 

http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/20/news/companies/disney-world-union-workers-tax-reform-bonus/index.html

Unions representing about 35,000 Disney World workers say Disney is refusing to pay their members $1,000 tax cut bonuses.

Disney (DIS) announced the $1,000 bonuses January 2018 for 125,000 U.S. employees. The company said at that time that the bonuses would go to full and part-time employees, including those represented by unions "currently working under existing union contracts."

But the union members at Disney World are in the midst of contract negotiations. They say rank-and-file workers in December voted 93% against Disney's most recent offer of a 50-cent-an-hour raise over the next two years, coupled with a $200 signing bonus. Most unionized Disney World employees make less than $11 an hour, according to the union.

Only 3,000 make more than $15 an hour. The union says the average hourly wage for its members is $10.71.

Eric Clinton, president of the Unite Here local at the theme park, said Disney is forcing the union to accept that same rejected offer for its members to receive the $1,000 bonus due to other Disney employees.

"In other words Disney said you can have $1,000 if you agree to stay poor," he said in a video statement posted on the union's Facebook page. "Disney is discriminating against us for having a union locked in negotiations. Let us be clear, Disney cast members deserve a living wage. We will not allow a $1,000 trick of a bonus to be held over our heads."

He said the union has filed an unfair labor practice complaint alleging that the demand amounts to punishing members for engaging in legally protected contract negotiations.

https://www.npr.org/2018/02/22/588069925/disneys-promised-bonus-to-its-workers-comes-with-a-catch