Utah governor signs collective bargaining ban for teachers, firefighters and police unions

[Stann]

Utah governor signs collective bargaining ban for teachers, firefighters and police unions

Utah’s Republican governor has signed a collective bargaining ban that experts are calling one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country, despite overwhelming opposition from union members.

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah's Republican governor on Friday signed a collective bargaining ban that experts are calling one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country, despite overwhelming opposition from union members.

Beginning July 1, unions serving Utah teachers, firefighters, police officers, transit workers and other public employees will be banned from negotiating on their behalf for better wages and working conditions.

Gov. Spencer Cox announced his decision Friday evening following a week of rallies outside his office in which thousands of union members from the public and private sector urged him to veto the bill. The Republican-controlled Legislature had narrowly approved it last week after its sponsors abandoned a proposed compromise that would have removed the outright ban.


Government workers don’t generate profits. They merely negotiate for more tax money.

When government unions strike, they strike against taxpayers.

F.D.R. considered this “unthinkable and intolerable.” .... At least one thing I agreed with him on.

All part of a dangerous trend by republicans. Alienating their supporters. Way to go !

 

[Zincwarrior]

Utah governor signs collective bargaining ban for teachers, firefighters and police unions

Utah’s Republican governor has signed a collective bargaining ban that experts are calling one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country, despite overwhelming opposition from union members.

apnews.com

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah's Republican governor on Friday signed a collective bargaining ban that experts are calling one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country, despite overwhelming opposition from union members.

Beginning July 1, unions serving Utah teachers, firefighters, police officers, transit workers and other public employees will be banned from negotiating on their behalf for better wages and working conditions.

Gov. Spencer Cox announced his decision Friday evening following a week of rallies outside his office in which thousands of union members from the public and private sector urged him to veto the bill. The Republican-controlled Legislature had narrowly approved it last week after its sponsors abandoned a proposed compromise that would have removed the outright ban.


Government workers don’t generate profits. They merely negotiate for more tax money.

When government unions strike, they strike against taxpayers.

F.D.R. considered this “unthinkable and intolerable.” .... At least one thing I agreed with him on.

How dare firefighters want a living wage! Those bastards!

 

[BluesLegend]

It's high time to end the PUBLIC employee union/elected politician corruption and bilking of taxpayers. The elected politicians are supposed to be representing the taxpayers. Instead they are in cahoots with the public employee unions to screw over the taxpayers. The politicians jack up the taxes, give the money to the unions, who kick back part of the money to the politicians to get re-elected. It's an unholy alliance of corruption.

 

[Zincwarrior]

What makes you think Public sector workers are not tax payers?

They already gutted the private unions.

 

[Harry Dresden]

That's my point.

how does not being able to strike mean the Employer can dish out anything he wants.?.....



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[initforme]

How dare firefighters want a living wage! Those bastards!

Oh please fight those fires, but we aren't going to pay you. Pathetic. Typical though.

 

[Polishprince]

Oh please fight those fires, but we aren't going to pay you. Pathetic. Typical though.

I guess you've never heard of volunteer firefighters?

 

[initforme]

I guess you've never heard of volunteer firefighters?

So all firefighters are volunteer in Utah? The american way, please work for us for nothing.

 

[Clipper]

Meh, I guess they fucked around and found out.

Yea well, wait until workers figure out that former Republicans, now Trump/Musk Party lackeys now have a license to fuck over the working class in servitude to their uber wealthy cronies who are paying them off with donations to their campaigns & other perks.

 

[1srelluc]

Yea well, wait until workers figure out that former Republicans, now Trump/Musk Party lackeys now have a license to fuck over the working class in servitude to their uber wealthy cronies who are paying them off with donations to their campaigns & other perks.

 

[Deadstick]

This is what a real British trade union official looks like we don't have enough of them, here he is putting the Media filth in their place.

 

[pknopp]

It's high time to end the PUBLIC employee union/elected politician corruption and bilking of taxpayers. The elected politicians are supposed to be representing the taxpayers. Instead they are in cahoots with the public employee unions to screw over the taxpayers. The politicians jack up the taxes, give the money to the unions, who kick back part of the money to the politicians to get re-elected. It's an unholy alliance of corruption.

When a firefighter or teacher gets a decent wage you feel screwed over?

 

[Deadstick]

Mick Lynch calls Tory scumbag a liar 15 times, he was a great Union leader.

 

[M14 Shooter]

Government workers don’t generate profits. They merely negotiate for more tax money.

Government employees - especially local employees, like police, fire, teachers - have the capacity to directly impact the elections of the people who employ them - city town, county governments and school boards. As such, they have undue power over the elected officials during contract negotiations in that they have the ability to threaten their jobs -- if you do not give us the raises we want, we'll elect someone who will.

For this reason alone, these employees should not be able to unionize.

 

[M14 Shooter]

Pure Fascism...

Fascism is an authoritarian, nationalistic movement characterized by, among other things, the communion of the state and industry.
Other than your Pavlovian reaction to something enacted by a Republican, how/why do you think this is fascism?

 

[BluesLegend]

When a firefighter or teacher gets a decent wage you feel screwed over?

Oh cry me a river over teachers wages holy shit, they have 2nd homes at the shore and drive the most expensive European cars after retiring only working 20 years with fat pensions and free healthcare for life paid for by taxpayers for decades.

 

[pknopp]

Oh cry me a river over teachers wages holy shit, they have 2nd homes at the shore and drive the most expensive European cars after retiring only working 20 years with fat pensions and free healthcare for life paid for by taxpayers for decades.

Obviously you are not a serious participant in the discussion.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Oh cry me a river over teachers wages holy shit, they have 2nd homes at the shore and drive the most expensive European cars after retiring only working 20 years with fat pensions and free healthcare for life paid for by taxpayers for decades.

Um...where?

 

[pknopp]

Um...where?

The voices that come from the closet in his basement tells him this.

 

[BluesLegend]

Obviously you are not a serious participant in the discussion.

Ignorant fool, teachers in NJ are drawing 2 to 3 pensions on the taxpayers dime. Teachers in NJ are teaching classes with only 3 students in them because they refuse to consolidate schools. Teachers on the left coast are RAPING taxpayers and have been for years. You don't want to have this conversation with me, now run away and hide.