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Labor Union representing Education, Healthcare, and Public Workers
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Park City High School students were out in front of the school Friday morning, as part of a national day of walkouts and a general strike to protest the Trump Administration’s crackdown on immigrants in Minnesota.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2026/01/30/national-shutdown-utah-students 
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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@rweingarten.bsky.social and AFT Utah President Brad Asay called the repeal of Utah's ban on collective bargaining for public employees “a historic step in the right direction to return respect and dignity to the workers of Utah.”
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Utah repeals ban on collective bargaining for teachers, firefighters and police unions
Utah has repealed a collective bargaining ban that prevented labor unions serving teachers, firefighters, police and other public employees from negotiating on behalf of their workers.
apnews.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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More than 5,000 activists and 300,000 signatures helped push Utah lawmakers to repeal the state’s ban on public sector collective bargaining — “a pathway for collective bargaining in the future” and a big win for worker voice. @aftutah.bsky.social www.kuer.org/politics-gov...
Utah lawmakers repeal controversial public union collective bargaining ban
A repeal referendum driven by a wave of union signature gathering was set to be on the 2026 ballot, but lawmakers decided to just do away with the law for now.
www.kuer.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Tonight’s repeal of Utah’s ban of teacher collective bargaining is a historic step in the right direction to return respect and dignity to the workers of Utah. Here's my full statement.
www.aft.org/press-releas...
AFT Utah and the AFT on the Repeal of Utah’s Public Sector Collective Bargaining Ban
SALT LAKE CITY—AFT Utah President Brad Asay and AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the state legislature repealed a law, HB 267, that banned public employee unions fro...
www.aft.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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.@AFGENational has its members’ backs.
We stand with them.
This is an appalling, illegal abuse of power by a billionaire who gets $$ of federal largesse. A billionaire who doesn’t need federal services.
Should Presidents try to make things more efficient? Yes.
This is not that. It’s evisceration
American Federation of Government Employees president Everett Kelley on Musk's insane email:

“AFGE will challenge any unlawful terminations of our members and federal employees across the country.”
February 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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We're mobilizing towards a March 4 Day of Action to #ProtectOurKids from the Trump administration’s plans to gut the U.S. Department of Education and slash federal funding would devastate millions of students. Join the call tonight to learn more! event.on24.com/wcc/r/486529...
February 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM