LAT: Peasants storm the castle: Medieval Times workers in Buena Park vote 27 to 18 to unionize

The show performers and stable hands at Medieval Times in Buena Park voted 27 to 18 on Thursday to unionize, becoming the second castle in the dinner theater show chain to do so.

Workers at the Buena Park castle sought better pay and working conditions, more clearly defined job responsibilities and a greater voice in the workplace.

The unit will include knights, squires, stable hands and show cast members, including queens, Lord Cedric the lord chancellor, the lord marshal and trumpet players.

The employees will be represented by the American Guild of Variety Artists, the same union that represents the New Jersey location, which unionized in July.