Hello and welcome to the corporate casket, a semi-weekly series where bad businesses go to die.

We will discuss any and everything from bad charities, terrible CEOs, and people that have a lot to hide.

I'm the Illuminati and today we are continuing our four-part series look at Disney and

today's episode is obviously part two so we're going to be starting from post-World War II era and to how Disney grew into the

Titan of industry that they are today. So let's get into it. Now as I mentioned in our previous episode on Disney, no matter what beliefs you think

Walt Disney had as an individual, surely he treated his employees well, right? After all they did for him.

Well, one of the earliest issues Disney faced in his company was an animator strike.

This strike alone is still on complications of the biggest controversies Disney's ever had.

Unfortunately, this proved that Walt wasn't always the loveable, familial employer some thought he was.

In 1941, the animators working for his studio viewed him in a much different light.

Angry they hadn't received profit sharing after working on Snow White and feeling

alienated by Disney lawyer Gunther Lessing, the animators were on the brink of taking action.

Animator Art Babbit joined the animation guild and the staff asked for guild recognition.

Shortly after, the studio firedabbitt and the animators

went on strike. The strike dragged on for nine weeks before Disney gave into

pressure from his bank, federal mediators and even his brother and business partner, Roy.

Bad blood from this Disney controversy remained, and many top animators left the studio

in subsequent years.

In a way, this reminds me of UB-I-Works.

Wald may have been parental to some, but he didn't always give the animators the credit they truly deserved.

Though we are focusing on the growth and formation of Disney World today, I want to touch

upon this strike as Walt himself was involved. Plus as some of you may recall

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