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Park City Mountain Resort ski patrollers will be getting a year-end bonus after all, joining the rest of their colleagues after agreeing Friday to reenter an employment contract in a short-term fix that sets terms for the rest of this ski season.
The parties also agreed to continue negotiating for a longer-term solution, agreeing to bargain for a new, multi-year deal.
The president of the union, Joe Naunchick, claimed PCMR owner Vail Resorts deliberately used the bonuses to try to gain leverage in negotiations that have stretched on since August.
“It was a shame that the company used this bonus as a bargaining tool,” Naunchik said. “Every employee that interacted with guests deserved this bonus, whether they were unionized or not. … It was a bargaining tactic by Vail to see what they could extract from the union.”
Park City Mountain Resort on Tuesday extended the ski season by one week, providing a bonus seven days during a winter that was challenging on various levels. The resort moved the closing date to April 11.
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Park City Mountain Resort has closed its backcountry gates. That comes after two people died in avalanches outside the skiing boundaries near Park City ridgeline. This story and more in Friday evening s news brief.
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Utah House Approves Bill To Encourage Innovation
The Utah House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill Friday aimed at encouraging innovation. The legislation would create a program to temporarily waive regulations on companies bringing a new and transformative product or service to the market. Companies would have to apply to the newly created program and they could operate without those regulations for a maximum of two years. The bill still needs Senate approval.