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.

The first version of HB267 completely prohibited public sector collective bargaining, but on Friday changes were made to the bill that made it so unions could collective bargain if they had a majority of all employees vote for them. The new substitute of the bill brings back a complete ban on collective bargaining.

A bill banning collective bargaining for Utah’s public employees is now headed to Gov. Spencer Cox for his signature.

Bills related to elections, daylight saving time and collective bargaining rapidly made their way through the Utah Legislature during Week 3 of the session. State of play: HB 300, sponsored by state Rep.

Roughly a thousand union members packed the Utah State Capitol rotunda on Friday, chanting and singing and calling on Governor Spencer Cox to veto a bill they say is "union busting."

After passing through the state House, a bill that would prohibit collective bargaining for public sector labor unions was advanced through a Senate committee on Wednesday.

The Utah Legislature passed a bill to eliminate the collective bargaining power of public unions. Here's how each lawmaker voted.

Teachers, firefighters, and other workers are sending a clear message to Gov. Spencer Cox to veto the labor bill, H.B. 267, which would end collective bargainin