On the picket line with the Telluride Ski Patrol union
Guest Post from Zak Podmore
Red jackets emblazoned with white crosses gather into concentric circles on a cobblestone plaza below a loop of cable that elevates black chairs through a canyon of pines.
The ski lift isn’t moving. Each jacket contains a member of the Telluride Professional Ski Patrollers Association organized with Communication Workers of America Local 7781, United Mou…




