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How Did Walt Disney Use The Unions

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According to Eliot, Disney also used the unions and the media to his advantage. Disney used the strikes as an excuse to lay off a large number of people, stating that the union's requirements for payment were out of his budget, to keep everyone working. Eliot also states that Disney used Donald Duck, who was created during this time, as an outlet for his frustrations with the government and the unions. Elliot views Disney’s politics at the time as a creative attempt to gain popularity and respect with the government. Then in 1997, Stephen Watts wrote the book The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American Way of Life. His thesis was that during World War II, when Disney housed the US Army at his studios, he learned how to work the

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