The Park City ski patrol union and Vail Resorts met for negotiations Wednesday night. The union has now filed unfair labor practice charges.

The Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association and Vail have been negotiating since the last contract expired in April. Both parties are following their previous agreement until a new one is reached.

On Monday, President of Vail Resorts’ Mountain Division Bill Rock told KPCW the union agreed to its proposal to engage a mediator during negotiations. He said it was “some of the most promising news” so far.

Mediation comes on the heels of the union filing multiple unfair labor practice complaints against Vail with the National Labor Relations Board. Union spokesperson Quinn Graves said these complaints include delaying negotiations and failing to meet at reasonable intervals.

“Another one is the company started making some phone calls earlier this week asking internally of employees if we were to go on strike, if they would cross the picket line and come to work,” she said.

Read the full story at KPCW.org.

This article is published through the Utah News Collaborative, a partnership of news organizations in Utah that aim to inform readers across the state.