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‘No better than working at 7-Eleven’: Unions oppose bill to end collective bargaining for Utah public employees (www.sltrib.com)

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The bill, HB267, is aimed at banning collective bargaining across all of Utah’s public sectors. The bill would not prevent public employees from joining or forming unions, but it would prohibit government employers from “recognizing a labor organization as a bargaining agent.”

The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Jordan Teuscher, R-South Jordan, said rather than “silencing” public workers, as Pinkney put it, his proposed legislation “will enable more participation in the negotiation process and provide better benefits for our public employees.”

It would do that, Teuscher explained, by “opening up the free market” and allowing other people and organizations to have a seat at the negotiating table.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

It would be interesting to see their reaction to the bill. And how fast an exception could be added.

i'm sure Republicans will carve that out--but even if they don't, it's not like unions are a major source of police power. police can de facto strike without ever calling a labor action (which they especially do in traffic enforcement, or whenever they might face accountability from governments for abusing the monopoly on violence), and police unions are extremely sectarian, self-interested and infight-y.