Disneyland cast members in a local labor union are reacting after a judge approved a $233 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit that alleged cast members didn’t benefit from an Anaheim minimum wage law.

The settlement, approved last week, will cover thousands of current and former Disneyland employees and provide back pay with interest. The media company signed off on the preliminary agreement in December.

Union members said Thursday the settlement validates years of organizing and persistence.

“I love what I do, turning kids into princesses and knights, but I have to be able to afford to live while doing it,” said Michi Cordell, a member of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 324 and a Disneyland employee for 17 years. “This settlement will be a major help to my family than

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