r/Firefighting • u/H0sedragg3r FF/ EMT • Feb 16 '25

News Utah public unions banned from collective bargaining with the state

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/utah-public-unions-banned-collective-bargaining-with-state-2025-02-16/
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u/H0sedragg3r FF/ EMT Feb 16 '25

This bill was sponsored by republican state rep Jordan Teuscher and signed by republican governor Spencer Cox. Remember this shit when its time to vote

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u/p0503 Feb 16 '25

4 years from now… they didn’t remember.

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u/H0sedragg3r FF/ EMT Feb 16 '25

The bill also didnt have enough votes to override a veto so Governor Cox could have stopped it but chose not to

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u/schrutesanjunabeets Professional Asshole Feb 16 '25

Why would he?  He's a Republican.

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u/RedTideNJ Feb 16 '25

I'm more then certain that a majority of the reps that voted for this have not only received IAFF political donations but endorsements as well.

Because the fire unions are stuck in the 90s.

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u/LunarMoon2001 Feb 16 '25

Their racism supersedes their self interest.

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u/Student_Whole Feb 17 '25 edited Feb 17 '25

Republicans gutted our pension in ~2009, and a majority of the fire service here still votes for them. Stockholm suckers.

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u/frongles23 Feb 19 '25

They won't.