Our LOCAL

TCU Union Office for WDW cast members working in; 

Bell Service (tipped and non tipped), Children’s Activities, Concierge (Lobby and Lounge), Custodial*, Fishing guides, Friendship Boats, Housepersons, Lifeguards, Monorail, Pool Attendants, Recreation, Sassagoula River Cruise, Skyliner, Spa and Watercraft

OUR MISSION AND PHILOSOPHY
ensuring the labor rights of all TCU Cast members at walt disney world

MEET YOUR TEAM

National Vice-President

Matt hollis

TCU/IAM National Vice-President, Matt Hollis currently serves as the Service Trades Council Unions (STCU) President and Principal officer for TCU Local 1908.

Meet Our Union representatives

The Team

National Representative
STACI BOWERMEISTER SHKOLER

In June 2007, Sister Staci Bowermeister-Shkoler was hired on with Disney and joined TCU. She was elected as a Board of Trustees Member for Local Lodge 1908 in 2013 and in 2016 elected as the FST. In 2018, she was then hired to work for TCU full-time as an Assistant National Field Representative and appointed to fill the Local Chair vacancy. In 2019, Staci was promoted to National Field Representative and was elected as Local Chair of LL 1908. In October 2020, she was promoted to Lead National Field Representative. Recently in March 2023, Staci was promoted to TCU National Representative for Unit 702.

Assistant National Field Representative
TJ Norwood

In January 2004, Brother Tommy “TJ” Norwood was hired on with Disney and has worked several jobs with Disney, most recently as a Bellman. He was appointed Vice President of Local Lodge 1908 in 2017 and filled the vacant local President position in 2018. In 2022, he was re-elected as the local president and became the division chair.  In October 2023, he was hired to work for TCU full-time as an Assistant National Field Representative.

National Field Representative

will white

Bio coming soon..

1908 PRESIDENT
Tommy (TJ) norwood
1908 vice-president

Coming soon

1908 fst/rs
paul dublino
Paul has been a Disney Cast Member for over 9 years working in roles such as: Monorail Pilot, MK  Watercraft captain, Sassagoula Rivercruise Boat Captain, Skyliner Gondolas and Epcot Friendship Boats.
Paul has  been a TCU union member from day one of working at Disney  but more recently became our Secretary/Treasurer since 2018.
1908 TRUSTEE
RENEE PENKA

Renee has been with Disney for 15 years.  She started as a tram driver and parking attendant in 2010.  Renee has been a Concierge at Pop Century, and an FSA at All Star Sports but wears many hats in that role.   Renee has been a shop steward for the last 6 years and was elected to the position of Chairman of the Board of Trustees for our local in 2023.

1908 TRUSTEE
JOHN NEW

John has been with Disney for the last 17 years, 16 of those have been in the fishing department.  John has been a Union member in various jobs since he was 19 years old and believes strongly in what Unions do to protect the workers.  John has been a trustee for our local for 10 years and is a very active shop steward.

1908 TRUSTEE

Yuri Mena
1908 TRUSTEE

Arlene Garcia
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