[T]he grueling job of enduring the cold as a ski lift operator has been a long-standing worker protection issue in Vermont and other states. Last year, a bill called the Extreme Weather Worker Protection Act was authored that could offer some protection, though it is not certain the measure will get approved by the end of the biennium, according to lawmakers. The result is lax worker protections in an industry that is key to tourism in the state.
“Workers deserve to be protected from dangerous heat and cold conditions during their work day,” according to Curtis Clough Vermont Teamsters union president and an advocate for legislation mandating weather protective gear and breaks. “Especially, this key industry can afford to do that.”
— “Vermont ski lift workers left out in the cold with no action from Legislature, regulators,” VT Digger
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