NEWRY, Maine (WGME) -- Ski patrol staff at Sunday River are looking to unionize. A post on the Sunday River Ski Patrol Union's Instagram said that 70 percent of paid staff have signed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board. They are hoping to join CWA Local 7781 - United Mountain Workers.

Ski patrollers from an east coast ski resort have begun the processes of unionizing. On February 17, 2025, more than 70% of ski patrollers at Maine's Sunday River have have signed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to form a union.

Keystone Ski Patrol Union has reached a contract agreement with Vail Resorts following months of negotiations.