Orlando Weekly reports a group of Divers at SeaWorld’s Discovery Cove Theme Park in Orlando, Florida have unanimously voted to Unionize, forming the first Union at the Aquatic-themed Resort. According to the National Labor Relations Board, the Divers and Dive Technicians voted 15-to-0 to Unionize with the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 30, in an election that featured 100% voter turnout. It’s a remarkable show of support for Unionization in a State that’s generally considered Union-hostile and where the vast majority of Workers don’t have Union Representation. They’re the first group of Employees at Discovery Cove to form a Union. The move comes shortly after Security Guards at SeaWorld Orlando similarly voted to Unionize with the International Union of Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America in March. “Workers, once they find out they have rights and they can get their fair piece to get a fair wage for their skill, they want that,” Jonathan Ellingwood, an Organizer with Local 30, told Orlando Weekly.

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