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1 day ago · HB267 elicited thousands of emails, calls and texts to lawmakers over the past two weeks, while hundreds of teachers, firefighters and public transportation workers gathered at the Capitol to ...

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.

Jan 30, 2025 · Utah’s anti-public union bill advances again with promise of ‘union-neutral’ rewrite — but union reps say they haven’t seen it ... HB267 as written would eliminate collective bargaining ...

2 days ago · The 4th substitute of HB267 was made public early Wednesday just hours before Senate floor time began. ... Utah would not be the first state to ban public collective bargaining. Public sector collective bargaining is completely banned in North Carolina and South Carolina. In Texas and Georgia, only police and firefighters are given the right to ...

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. ... The Utah Education Association, a state educator union, said in a press release Thursday it is deeply disappointed in the passage of HB267.

1 day ago · Jeff Kauffmann, Salt Lake City Firefighters Local 81 officer director, right, and other union members sit in the Senate gallery intending to hear discussion and voting on HB267 Public Sector Labor Union Amendments at the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Kristin Murphy/ Deseret News via AP)

6 days ago · After the bill had been circled, the Utah Education Association held an afternoon press conference to address HB267 as well as the substitution made. “The second substitution for HB267 was made public just this morning, and while we are still reviewing the details, one thing is already clear, the pressure worked,” said UEA President Renee ...

4 days ago · SALT LAKE CITY — A controversial bill seeking to limit or ban public labor unions’ collective bargaining power remains on pause, and Utah Senate leaders said Monday they are unsure when it will be revisited.H.B. 267 “Public Sector Labor Union Amendments” was circled — or temporarily postponed — on Friday after passing its second reading in the Utah Senate the …

Jan 28, 2025 · Thousands of emails, calls and text messages flooded Utah lawmakers’ inboxes over the weekend opposing HB267 — a bill that would eliminate collective bargaining for public sector employees ...