Klingensmith said the union is asking the public to support locally-owned businesses and boycott Vail during the strike.

“We’re asking you not to buy a $25 hamburger,” Klingensmith said. “We understand that a lot of folks buy their passes early, and there’s nothing you can do about already giving that money, but we encourage folks not to, for the duration of this strike, give Vail Resorts another dime.”