1 day ago · Utah Legislature bans collective bargaining for teachers unions and other public sector jobs 1 of 4 | Chelsie Acosta, Salt Lake Education Association Vice President, cheers with other educators and union members in opposition to HB 267: Public Sector Labor Union Amendments, at the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.

1 day ago · The Republican policy banning collective bargaining for all public sector professions passed the Senate in a 16-13 vote after its sponsors abandoned a proposed compromise that would have removed ...

A bill eliminating collective bargaining for Utah’s public employees crossed its last legislative hurdle Thursday and now moves to Gov. Spencer Cox for his signature. After about an hour of ...

2 days ago · Jack Tidrow, the president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Utah, speaks to Democratic Sen. Kathleen Riebe after Republican Senators vote to ban public union collective bargaining, Feb. 6, 2025. Tidrow, who was neutral on a previous substitute version of the bill, only had one thing to say to reporters after the vote: “Utah is less safe ...

1 day ago · Utah Senate narrowly passes labor bill to end collective bargaining for public workers 16-13 on Thursday, February 6, 2025, with a handful of GOP senators voted no. (Photo: Brian Mullahy, KUTV)

2 days ago · SALT LAKE CITY — After several days of debate, the Utah Senate narrowly passed a controversial union bill Thursday that would ban public labor unions from collective bargaining. H.B. 267 “Public Sector Labor Union Amendments” received 16 votes for and 13 against it, passing the 15-vote requirement to move forward.

Jan 30, 2025 · Labor union members listen from the hallway as HB267, a bill that would prohibit collective bargaining for public sector labor unions, is discussed during a Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee meeting at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

1 day ago · The Utah Senate passed HB267 Thursday. The bill bans collective bargaining, a process where an employer and a union negotiate wages, benefits and other aspects of worker compensation.

2 days ago · Utah legislators abandoned efforts Wednesday to compromise on HB267, restoring a sweeping proposed prohibition on collective bargaining for public employees in the latest bill draft.

Jan 27, 2025 · It now heads to the Utah Senate for consideration. The bill bans public sector unions from collective bargaining, which is the process of negotiating a contract with their employers. It also mandates that taxpayer money cannot be used to promote a union.