Keystone, Colorado — Ski patrollers at Park Metropolis Mountain Resort aren’t the one team of workers employed by Vail which might be unionized. Over at Keystone Resort, ski patrollers voted to unionize final 12 months, and are presently negotiating a contract with Vail Resorts.
As a part of the negotiations, the Keystone Ski Patrol Union is attempting to get wage incentives for particular expertise and certifications. The Keystone Ski Patrol Union alleges that Vail Resorts is proposing the elimination of pay incentives for these particular expertise and decreasing wages for individuals who have extra complete medical certifications.
In response to this assertion, Keystone issued a press launch of its personal, alleging that the union was being dishonest. Right here’s what Shannon Buhler, the Vice President and Chief Working Officer of the Colorado resort, wrote to staff in an e-mail despatched to them on Sunday:
“I’m reaching out to you at this time to share some updates about our ongoing negotiations with the union that represents Keystone Ski Patrol. I acknowledge that there could also be totally different views and opinions in terms of the subject of unions, and I respect our staff’ proper to voice their opinion. And it is very important make sure there is no such thing as a misinformation about this course of.
Final week, we met with the union and introduced our proposal on wages and advantages. This included proposals for skills-based pay, together with EMT and medical certifications. It was a productive and respectful assembly. Since that assembly, the union has shared inaccurate data concerning that dialogue and the skills-based pay the resort proposed. A few of our staff members have requested me questions and raised issues about what they’ve learn, so I wish to be sure to have the information:
FACT: Keystone Resort shouldn’t be questioning, nor have we ever questioned, the necessity or worth for patrollers to have superior medical care expertise. We acknowledge, admire, and are pleased with the frontline care our patrollers present to our friends, and our proposal consists of individualized skills-based pay for medical certifications.
FACT: Keystone Resort shouldn’t be decreasing wages for patrollers with greater medical certifications. Our newest proposal presents individualized skills-based pay for each EMT certifications and superior EMT certifications. Staff with certifications like Superior EMT, Paramedic, and RN will obtain skills-based pay.
FACT: Keystone Resort shouldn’t be eradicating specialty staff skills-based pay and individualized skills-based pay for patrollers. This is a vital factor of the patrol wage construction for the corporate, and there was no dialogue about taking it away. And our newest skills-based pay provide really exceeds these requested by the union for a number of patroller ranges and positions.
FACT: We stay dedicated to negotiating in good religion and reaching an settlement with our patrollers at Keystone Resort. We’re wanting ahead to our subsequent bargaining session scheduled for Jan. 30. We’ve supplied to satisfy with the union earlier than then to debate any suggestions they’ve from our final assembly.
We’ve an infinite quantity of respect for all our Keystone Resort staff, together with our ski patrollers, who’re an necessary a part of our resort staff and the Keystone expertise. We stay dedicated to a respectful and productive negotiation course of aligned to our values and to reaching settlement.
Our resort is made up of hundreds of staff throughout quite a few departments and it takes all of us to open this mountain and function safely each day. There isn’t any one division that alone makes this mountain protected, it takes all of us, working collectively as one staff.”
We’ll preserve you posted right here at Unofficial Networks on the newest developments concerning the contract negotiations between varied unions (just like the Crested Butte Elevate Upkeep Union and Keystone Ski Patrol Union) and Vail Resorts.
Picture Credit: Keystone Resort, Keystone Ski Patrol Union
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