17 hours ago · Utah Legislature bans collective bargaining for teachers unions and other public sector jobs. 1 of 2 | Firefighter Jack Tidrow speaks in opposition to a Utah bill that would ban collective bargaining in public sector jobs, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, at the Capitol Building in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

17 hours ago · Hannah Schoenbaum. Firefighter Jack Tidrow speaks in opposition to a Utah bill that would ban collective bargaining in public sector jobs, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, at the Capitol Building in Salt ...

1 day 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 · 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 ...

1 day 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. The bill will now return to the House to be signed by the speaker before ...

1 day ago · The Utah Senate voted to pass HB267 which would ban public sector collective bargaining. Lawmakers worked with unions to make changes to the bill but when there was no consensus, decided to pass the original bill. An extensive debate included senators speaking out for, against the legislation.

18 hours 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)

18 hours 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. This comes after days of negotiations with public sector unions where legislators said they would try to reach a ...

Jan 30, 2025 · HB267 would prohibit public sector collective bargaining, which is when an employer and a union come together to negotiate a contract for employees. ... Bill to ban public sector collective bargaining has one step left in the Utah Legislature HB267 advanced through a state Senate committee with a 4-3 vote, and now heads to the Senate floor ...

Jan 31, 2025 · The push to bar public sector unions from collective bargaining has reached a temporary moment of detente at the Utah Legislature. Just a day earlier during debate, Senate Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore said a substitute version of the bill would be introduced. With the new text in hand, the Republican senator also hit the legislative pause button. “We just want to ensure that everybody has ...