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/earthsunsky Feb 16 '25

If there’s no contract then a no strike clause likely no longer exists? I wonder what Tier 3 retirement is going to look like for those guys…

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u/NotAParamedick Feb 16 '25

It was already illegal for public safety unions to strike in Utah before they passed this nonsense. Also every district in the state is so gerrymandered every single union member voting blue wouldn’t change a thing. Utah is ass.

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u/howawsm Feb 16 '25

It’s pretty unlikely any public sector department would actually full on strike. Unlike nurses or like Boeing FD, there isn’t going to be anyone the department can bring in to fill spots and most career members would feel too bad leaving calls unanswered to strike meaningfully and brown out rigs.

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u/geothearch Former Volunteer, Current Historian Feb 16 '25

It’s happened before- there is precedent from the big east coast depts: https://www.nycfire.net/forums/threads/anniversary-of-strike-in-73.63475/

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u/LikeAPhoenixFromAZ Feb 16 '25

lol Have we forgotten about Garrett Rolfe and Atlanta PD letting the city burn? That was such a glorious week to hear radio traffic.