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Utah repeals ban on collective bargaining for teachers, firefighters and police unions
The repeal ends restrictions on union negotiations for public employees after months of rallies, aiming to ease tensions and support key public safety groups, officials said.
- During a special session earlier this year, Utah's Legislature reversed the collective bargaining ban, and Gov. Spencer Cox approved the repeal.
- Months of pushback, including weeklong rallies, pressured lawmakers after the law passed in February, as public-employee unions representing teachers, firefighters and police urged a veto.
- Under the original measure, state employees could join labor unions but those unions could not formally negotiate for wages and working conditions, experts had called the policy one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country.
- The repeal has immediate political implications as Utah Republicans prepare to defend their four U.S. House seats, while union leaders praised it as `a historic step in the right direction to return respect and dignity to the workers of Utah.`
- Republican state Rep. Jordan Teuscher said the repeal `allows us to step back, to lower the temperature`, framing it as de-escalation amid teachers unions' opposition to GOP policies on DEI, vouchers, and transgender rules.
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Utah repeals ban on collective bargaining for teachers, firefighters and police unions
Utah has repealed a collective bargaining ban that prevented labor unions serving teachers, firefighters, police and other public employees from negotiating on behalf of their workers.
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