A measure described as 'union busting' cleared a significant--albeit not a final Senate vote on Thursday--even as a 'substitute bill' is in the works.
Utah firefighters on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, watch from the gallery as the state senate voted to advance a bill that would ban state employees - including teachers, police and firefighters - from utilizing unions to negotiate wages and work conditions.
HB 267, which stops collective bargaining for public employees in Utah, passed the state Senate after a blunt floor debate.Firefighters and paramedics watched from the Senate gallery. Union members have, for days, been at the Capitol urging lawmakers to pull back the proposal. "Because of collective bargaining, performance and accountability take a back seat," Johnson said, "as rigid contracts make it difficult to reward excellence and remove underperforming employees.""We haven't considered all the employees that are being impacted," he said. "I want to see the substitute. This is not a race. We still have five weeks and a day" left in the session.
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