What about the Guests? people have spent thousands of dollars and months of planning air and ground transportation. Spent days of travel time. Spent on tuning the gear, spent the summer getting in shape for a week of skiing.
And then it's all ruined. Guests have no say in their paycheck, and no one entity would never reimburse all that loss.
A big part of the compensation at a resort is benefits. They get a unrestricted EPIC season pass good at dozens of mountains worth over $1000. They get big discounts on gear, and they get to ski around all day to do their job. They also get ultimate first tracks in fresh Champaign powder. Don't underestimate that value: resorts sell early access ski runs so you can ski fresh powder before the crowds plow it all up -for a premium. This is all priced into their compensation.
Most Resort work is seasonal, you need multiple gigs if you want to live that life. There are very few coveted year-round full time roles with full benefits.
I don't know what they are getting paid versus what they expect, but there was a lot of unsaid realities in that article and i just wanted to provide some broader background rather than blindly saying Yeah f-the man, union-yes.
Disclosure: I'm also an underpaid resort worker.
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