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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has repealed a collective bargaining ban passed earlier this year that prevented labor unions serving teachers, firefighters, police and other public employees from negotiating on behalf of their workers.
Republican Gov. Spencer Cox on Thursday approved the repeal of a policy that experts had called one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country.
Pushback continued in the months after it became law, with the Legislature ultimately deciding on a reversal during a special session this month.
A repeal helps Republicans appease the many police officers and firefighters — groups that often lean conservative — who were frustrated by the ban.
State employees were still allowed to join unions under the law, but the unions could not formally negotiate on their behalf for better wages and working conditions.
Many public educators, the state’s most frequent users of collective bargaining, viewed the policy as way for Republicans to weaken teachers unions and clear a path for their own education agenda. »
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