An anti-union bill is heading to Utah’s governor for signature.

The Salt Lake Tribune reports:

“A bill eliminating collective bargaining for Utah’s public employees crossed its last legislative hurdle Thursday and now moves to Gov. Spencer Cox for his signature.

After about an hour of debate, state senators passed the bill on a 16-13 vote.

HB267 elicited thousands of emails, calls and texts to lawmakers over the past two weeks, while hundreds of teachers, firefighters and public transportation workers gathered at the Capitol to oppose it.

‘Utah is less safe now,’ Jack Tidrow, president of the Professional Firefighters of Utah, said after the bill’s passage.

Robert Carroll, a spokesperson for Cox, said the governor was following the debate on the bill “and will take a closer look at the legislation details now that the bill has passed.”

HB267 prohibits collective bargaining across all government organizations, including public schools, law enforcement and fire departments.”

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