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"It's called 'organized labor' for a reason": Gov. Cox congratulates referendum campaign after pro-union signature haul.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Thursday that he warned his legislative colleagues a recently-passed ban on public sector collective bargaining could backfire, awakening and emboldening the same labor unions the GOP supermajority was working to diminish.
Gov. Spencer Cox takes questions from reporters at PBS Utah on Thursday, April 17, 2025. UNIVERSITY—Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Thursday that he warned his legislative colleagues a recently-passed ban on public sector collective bargaining could backfire, awakening and emboldening the same labor unions the GOP supermajority was working to diminish.
While Cox ultimately signed that legislation—HB267—into law, he said he expected it to result in a public referendum, which appears increasingly likely after a coalition of labor and workers' rights organizations submitted more than double the amount…
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