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.

The Utah Senate narrowly passed a bill mired in controversy Thursday that strips public sector unions of their ability to collectively bargain. Lawmakers who supported HB267 say it will give a greater voice to public employees,

Bills related to elections, daylight saving time and collective bargaining rapidly made their way through the Utah Legislature during Week 3 of the session. State of play: HB 300, sponsored by state Rep.

The first version of HB267 completely prohibited public sector collective bargaining, but on Friday changes were made to the bill that made it so unions could collective bargain if they had a majority of all employees vote for them. The new substitute of the bill brings back a complete ban on collective bargaining.

A bill banning collective bargaining for Utah’s public employees is now headed to Gov. Spencer Cox for his signature.

A bill that strips public employee unions of collective bargaining rights passed the Utah State Senate on a close 16-13 vote.

A bill to ban public sector unions from collective bargaining is one step closer to becoming law after passing the Utah Senate on Thursday with an 18-10 vote. But the vote came with a promise from the bill’s Senate sponsor,

Utah legislators abandoned efforts Wednesday to compromise on HB267, restoring a sweeping proposed prohibition on collective bargaining for public employees in the latest bill draft.

The Utah Senate passed HB267 Thursday. The bill bans collective bargaining, a process where an employer and a union negotiate wages, benefits and other aspects of worker compensation.