Posts tagged wages or benefits
Vernuccio Op-ed: Trump Reveals True Cost of Federal Collective Bargaining
February 23, 2026 // Bottom line: Taxpayers are spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year, not on core government functions, but simply dealing with federal labor unions. What, exactly, are they bargaining over? For the most part, federal unions can’t bargain over wages or benefits. Instead, as my organization has found, taxpayers are funding negotiations that neither benefit federal workers nor have anything to do with serving the public. Case in point: One federal union bargained with the government over whether employees could wear spandex to work. The union argued that wearing spandex was a fundamental right. Taxpayers covered the cost of such absurd discussions.
Park City ski patrol union officially on strike after Vail Resorts ‘refused to counteroffer’
December 30, 2024 // “Don’t buy day tickets, don’t purchase food from the lodges, don’t use Vail-owned tune and rental shops, don’t stay at Vail-owned lodging,” said Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association business manager Quinn Graves. “We are asking our community to help us tell Vail Resorts to bargain in good faith. While the union strives for better wages and benefits, please support us and our amazing community by shopping at local businesses instead.” The union also created a fundraiser* to help its patrollers pay bills while on strike, with a cumulative goal of $100,000. 1 / 7 Park City ski patrollers picket on Friday, Dec. 27 after the Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association went on strike, saying Vail Resorts bargained in "bad faith" and refused to give a counteroffer on wages or benefits. (Emma Benson, KSL TV) This is a developing story. It may be updated. Contributing: Shelby Lofton and Emma Benson, KSL TV, and Alexandrea Bonilla, KSLNewsRadio *KSL TV does not assure that the money deposited to the account will be applied for the benefit of the persons named as beneficiaries. If you are considering a deposit to the account, you should consult your own advisors and otherwise proceed at your own risk.