Park City Mountain ski patrollers have filed for arbitration against Vail Resorts, accusing them of violating their collective bargaining agreement and refusing to grant the benefits to nonunion patrollers. The benefits allow ski patrollers to take paid time off for mental health, vacation, or physical rehabilitation.
Skiers and snowboarders move to get on a lift in Park City on Jan. 11, 2022. Park City Mountain ski patrollers and Vail Resorts are entangled in another labor dispute .
The dispute centers on Recovery Time Off benefits granted to nonunion patrollers. SALT LAKE CITY — Park City Mountain ski patrollers and Vail Resorts are entangled in another labor dispute. The Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association claims the Colorado-based resort owner violated its collective bargaining agreement and has filed for arbitration.
The association says in a press release that the company has refused to grant Park City ski patrollers a benefit that was rolled out for nonunion Vail ski patrols. Called Recovery Time Off, it allows ski patrollers to take paid time off for mental health, vacation or physical rehabilitation. The association contends the benefit was granted to nonunion ski patrols in Colorado and, as a result, should be extended to the Park City Mountain ski patrol as well.
Park City Mountain ski patrollers strike at Park City Mountain Canyons Village in Park City on Jan. 2, 2025. The patrol union filed for arbitration, accusing Vail Resorts of violating its collective bargaining agreement.
"We are disappointed that Vail Resorts does not view as worthy of valuable time off to recoup in order to continue providing the highest level of care, especially following a particularly traumatic season due to low snow conditions," according to the press release. Vail Resorts said in a statement that the Park City ski patrol union's wages, benefits and other terms are set in its collective bargaining agreement.
"When the union is seeking new terms, that requires a negotiation and an amendment to their agreement. We offered to reopen their agreement to negotiate the additional time off they are seeking, but the patrol declined. Instead, they are taking this issue to arbitration under the agreement, and we'll reach a resolution through that process," according to the statement. Ski patroller Cliff Ratcliffe acknowledges the honking horns of passing motorists while picketing in Park City on Dec. 27, 2024.
The patrol union again filed for arbitration, accusing Vail Resorts of violating its collective bargaining agreement. at Park City Mountain, the largest ski resort in the United States. Nearly 200 ski patrollers walked off the job just before the busy holiday season after 10 months of failed negotiations between the union and Vail.
The new contract addressed wages, benefits and career sustainability, including a $2 per hour raise for entry-level patrollers to $23 an hour; an average $4 an hour raise for tenured patrollers; enhanced parental leave policies and educational opportunities; and a restructured wage scale designed to encourage career growth and ensure the retention and wage parity with nonunionized Vail Resorts. The strike disrupted operations at the resort, particularly over Christmas and New Year's.
Skiers and snowboarders complained about crowded slopes, long lift lines, unsafe conditions and limited open terrain. Vail has brought in ski patrollers from other resorts to keep the mountain open. Skiers and snowboarders ride lifts up the mountain at Park City Mountain Resort on Jan. 11, 2022. The patrol union filed for arbitration, accusing Vail Resorts of violating its collective bargaining agreement.
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