How Eldora, CO, Ski Patrollers Finally Got Their Union On March 28 and 30, ski patrollers from Eldora, Colorado, finally had a chance to vote on forming a union in their workplace. The patrollers from Eldora have faced fierce anti-union activity from resort management and Powdr, Eldora’s parent company, but have diligently continued to work towards better compensation and better working conditions. While the union vote was not the […] Industry News Zach Armstrong | June 5, 2024 0 Comments
Ski Industry Unions Across America Fight For Experienced Staff Retention and Training Incentives This past year the ski industry saw a continued rise in labor organization. Ski patrollers at Loveland, Colorado, voted to unionize, lift mechanics at Park City, Utah, recently approved their first contract, and ski patrollers at Eldora, Colorado, are waiting to schedule their own union election. This recent momentum in the labor movement has also led to lift mechanics unionizing […] Industry News Zach Armstrong | January 30, 2024 0 Comments
Ski Patrol at Eldora Mountain Resort, CO, Campaigning to Unionize Today, a supermajority of ski patrollers and medics at Eldora Mountain Resort, CO, filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (‘NLRB’) to hold an election for union representation in affiliation with the United Professional Ski Patrols of America (‘UPSPA’). The Eldora Professional Ski Patrol Association (‘EPSPA’) is joining a growing movement of unionized patrollers working to adapt to […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 26, 2023 1 Comment
Crested Butte, CO, Lift Maintenance Crew Wins Union Election Crested Butte, CO — This morning, lift mechanics and electricians at Crested Butte Mountain Resort voted 7-3 to form the Crested Butte Lift Maintenance Professional Union (CWA 7781). This makes them the second lift maintenance crew in the country to unionize, following the unionization of Park City Lift Maintenance last October. The maintenance crew announced their intent to unionize and […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 5, 2023 0 Comments
Ex-Ski Patroller Reaches Settlement With Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, After Being Let Go Almost exactly a year ago during the summer of 2021, Solitude made a few big changes, including hiring a new president and chief operating officer (COO), Amber Broadaway. With the staffing change, ski patrollers became hopeful it would also cause a review and improvement of working conditions for patrollers and employees at the resort. Kai Myers had been a patroller […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | April 27, 2022 1 Comment
Vote To Unionize Keystone’s Ski Patrol Struck Down 35-34 As a part of a larger movement amongst ski patrol units to unionize patrollers at Keystone Resort, CO, voted on the issue this winter. 69 out of 88 eligible ballots were cast, and a tally issued on March 29th declared the union-side lost 35-34. Despite the disappointingly narrow margin, union-side patrollers at Keystone understand that unionizing is not favorable without a […] Industry News Tony Miller | April 2, 2021 4 Comments
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