Ski town strikers fight rising cost of living

Ski instructors across major U.S. resorts have been putting down their ski poles and picking up a picket sign. Instructors at Colorado’s Telluride Ski Resort have become the latest group to go on strike, joining a slew of instructors at similar resorts in recent years. Many instructors say that while these ski resorts are located in the lap of luxury, their paychecks cannot keep up with the cost of living.

Where have ski instructors been striking?

Telluride has quickly become the center of the recent labor movement.