The Utah House of Representatives on Monday advanced a bill that would ban collective bargaining for the state’s public sector unions, which represent teachers, firefighters and police officers. But HB267,

Thousands of emails, calls and text messages flooded Utah lawmakers’ inboxes over the weekend opposing HB267 — a bill that would eliminate collective bargaining for public sector employees, including teachers,

Despite opposition from Democrats and several Republicans, a bill to block public labor unions from collective bargaining is moving forward in the Utah legislature -- passing the Utah House of Representatives on Monday.

The bill received an extensive public comments period during the committee hearing last week and passed on the House floor by a vote of 42 to 32.

A bill that focuses on eliminating bargaining rights by labor unions in the public sector - including those representing teachers, law enforcement and firefight