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Utah Legislature bans collective bargaining for teachers unions and other public sector jobs

The Utah Senate voted 16-13 to end collective bargaining for public employees, despite opposition from labor unions for teachers, firefighters, and police officers.
Governor Spencer Cox will decide on the bill, which supporters claim will benefit taxpayers and public sector workers.
The legislation aligns Utah with states like Georgia and Wisconsin that have similar bans on collective bargaining for public sector unions.
Supporters argue that the measure will create savings for taxpayers and improve workforce efficiency, while opponents claim it undermines workers' rights.

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The Park Record

Bill that strips public employee unions of collective bargaining passes state Senate

The Utah Senate passed House Bill 267, which has been described as a “union busting” bill by the Utah Education Association, in a narrow 16-13 vote on Thursday. The Park City Education Association, the local teachers union and Utah Education Association affiliate, has vocally opposed the bill since its introduction in the state Legislature late last month.H.B. 267 effectively strips public unions, including teachers, police officers and firefigh…

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Utah Outlaws Collective Bargaining by Public Employees as Part of a Broader Assault on Unions - EXPOSEDbyCMD

The Utah Senate passed a House bill on Thursday that would outlaw public sector collective bargaining. Once signed by the governor, it will usher in one of the country’s most severe and restrictive rollbacks of union rights in recent memory. The version that the Senate passed includes all of the provisions of the House bill, except that, instead of immediately decertifying existing collective bargaining agreements, it will allow CBAs to expire,…

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Deseret News

Utah lawmakers vote to ban unions from bargaining with government

Public employees and union leaders left the Senate on Thursday in shock, and a few of them in tears, after the Senate voted to pass a labor bill that would ban public sector collective bargaining.

16 days ago·Salt Lake City, United States

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Utah Sends Historic Government Union Ban to Governor Cox’s Desk In Huge Win For Taxpayers

The Utah state legislature formally approved a bill revoking the ability of public sector unions to collectively bargain in a momentous achievement for Utah taxpayers and public sector workers, who will ultimately benefit from a fully funded and fiscally sound pension system. If approved by Governor Spencer Cox, this legislation will be considered among the most significant of its kind. “In a lot of our government agencies that do collective ba…

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Utah News Dispatch

Senate abandons compromise with unions, passes ban on public sector collective bargaining • Utah News Dispatch

People in the Senate gallery watch as senators vote on HB267, a bill that would ban collective bargaining for public employees, at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)This story has been updated. The Utah Senate narrowly passed a bill mired in controversy Thursday that strips public sector unions of their ability to collectively bargain. Lawmakers who supported HB267 say it wi…

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Utah Legislature bans collective bargaining for teachers unions and other public sector jobs

Labor unions that serve teachers, firefighters, police and other public employees in Utah will no longer be able to negotiate on behalf of their workers under a bill that has received final legislative approval.

16 days ago·United States

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Salt Lake Tribune broke the news in Salt Lake City, United States 17 days ago on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.

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Utah Legislature bans collective bargaining for teachers unions and other public sector jobs

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Bill that strips public employee unions of collective bargaining passes state Senate

Bill that strips public employee unions of collective bargaining passes state Senate

Utah Outlaws Collective Bargaining by Public Employees as Part of a Broader Assault on Unions - EXPOSEDbyCMD

Utah Outlaws Collective Bargaining by Public Employees as Part of a Broader Assault on Unions - EXPOSEDbyCMD

Utah lawmakers vote to ban unions from bargaining with government

Utah lawmakers vote to ban unions from bargaining with government

Utah Sends Historic Government Union Ban to Governor Cox’s Desk In Huge Win For Taxpayers

Utah Sends Historic Government Union Ban to Governor Cox’s Desk In Huge Win For Taxpayers

Senate abandons compromise with unions, passes ban on public sector collective bargaining • Utah News Dispatch

Senate abandons compromise with unions, passes ban on public sector collective bargaining • Utah News Dispatch

Utah Legislature bans collective bargaining for teachers unions and other public sector jobs

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