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.
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Public educators are the state’s most frequent users of collective bargaining and view the policy as a direct attack on their organizing power. Teachers unions have been outspoken opponents of Republican policies in Utah and other states where lawmakers have sought to eliminate The Utah Education Association, the state’s largest public education employees’ union, has called on Cox to prove his support for teachers by issuing a swift veto.
Some conservative teachers who testified before the Legislature said left-leaning teachers unions should not have all the negotiating power. Teuscher said the bill removes the middleman and lets employers engage directly with all employees when addressing workplace concerns.“We here have passed bills to directly support teacher pay when it wasn’t getting done at the local level, when it wasn’t getting done by the union,” he said. “We’ve taken it upon ourselves to ensure that they feel respected.
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