Gideon’s Bakehouse workers speak out about working conditions at Disney Springs, plan to unionize

'Make no mistake, if the following solutions are not implemented with immediate effect, we will do everything in our power to topple this cookie castle permanently.'

By McKenna Schueler

Workers at the steampunk-style Gideon’s Bakehouse at Disney Springs have announced plans to unionize after capturing the attention of customers near and far earlier this week, with claims shared online of ghastly low pay, unsanitary working conditions and alleged retaliation for speaking up about it. Organized under the moniker "the Ghosts of Gideon," a group of workers at Gideon’s Disney Springs location (it’s unclear how many) shared their concerns with Orlando Weekly in a press release over the weekend, then went public with their demands for change at the popular bakery earlier this week on Reddit and Instagram...

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