![]() ![]() In the Hall of Arms, you can admire the elaborate Medieval decor. ![]() we take our jobs seriously and we want to be treated with the same respect.My lords and ladies - Welcome to Medieval Times! Inside Queen Maria Isabella's fully enclosed, 11th Century-style Castle, you'll indulge in a night of feasting, combat, and revelry. Zapcic said, "There was a dismissiveness and feeling that the company views us as replaceable and having a union really sets us apart and shows that. Upon hearing Zapcic's comparison to Broadway shows, she said Medieval Times management responded, "You're not Broadway. Many knights and squires will have to perform in nearly every show during this busy season. They put up to 10 to 16 shows during a normal week compared to most Broadway shows' eight, but the number can go up to 21 between Christmas and New Year's Day. Zapcic compared Medieval Times shows to Broadway shows, seating about the same number of people and putting on more shows a week. The horses and falcon that the show rely on also add an element of uncertainty for workers' safety, particularly for stablehands who can make $16 an hour. A knight who previously worked as a squire at the New Jersey castle made $12 an hour. Those who want to become knights and aspire to go into athletics or become a stunt performer typically start off as squires, who make "essentially minimum wage," Zapcic told the LA Times. "There should be a correlation between how dangerous their job is and how they're compensated." "The job will always be dangerous for the guys, but they should be compensated accordingly," she said. These dangerous duties have led to ankle, knee, and head injuries, according to performers in New Jersey, and knights do them all for about $19 to $29 an hour. The votes at Buena Park and New Jersey castles have created a domino effect company-wide, as more castles have expressed their interest to unionize, Zapcic said. ![]() ![]() Medieval Times did not contest the petitioned-for bargaining unit in New Jersey, according to Medieval Times Performers United. "The Regional Director saw through the employer's meritless arguments and correctly found that a single bargaining unit is appropriate." "Medieval Times tried to separate and divide its California workers after it agreed to a single bargaining unit in New Jersey and then lost the election by a lopsided margin," Spivak Lipton LLP attorney Nicholas Johnson said in a statement. Medieval Times did not respond to a request for comment. Medieval Times argued that knights and squires do not share a "community of interest" with the show cast and stablehands. Medieval Times delayed the union election date by contesting that only Knights and Squires should be allowed in the union, excluding the show cast and stables department, according to Medieval Times Performers United California on Aug. The Medieval Times has 10 locations across North America, including Atlanta, Ga, Chicago, Il, and Toronto, Ontario. "The company really used the time to sow the seeds of discord, create a divide within the bargaining unit, and so based off the way things were going and the people we were talking to, even though we started with a super majority of the bargaining unit, there was considerable attrition or at least so it seemed throughout the process," Zapcic said.īuena Park performers petitioned for a union election on July 22 following the vote at the New Jersey location in July, she said. The vote marks the end to a nearly four-month journey for performers at Buena Park to unionize due to delays caused by company management, she said. ![]()
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