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"Champing at the bit": Utah unions launch referendum campaign against ban on public sector collective bargaining.

Utah labor unions announced the launch of a referendum campaign on Wednesday that, if successful, would overturn recently-approved legislation banning collective bargaining in the public sector.

AFT Utah president Brad Asay takes questions from the press at the Utah Capitol on Wednesday, March 5. CAPITOL HILL—Utah labor unions announced the launch of a referendum campaign on Wednesday that, if successful, would overturn recently-approved legislation banning collective bargaining in the public sector.

Representatives for teachers and school support staff, health care providers, teamsters, first responders, law enforcement and other public and private employee associations met with their attorneys outside the Lieutenant Governor's Office, prior to filing formal paperwork to begin the…

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