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State Labor Relations Board bill fails in Senate committee after split public testimony
Summary
SB 249, which would have created a state Labor Relations Board to handle public-sector labor disputes, failed to advance out of the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee following a roll-call vote. Union leaders supported the bill; some local-government representatives urged further study of fiscal impacts.
Senate Bill 249, which proposed creating a state Labor Relations Board to adjudicate public-sector labor disputes and to set procedures for representation and elections, failed to pass out of the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee after a roll-call vote.
Sponsor Senator Hinkins presented the bill alongside Brad Easey, president of AFT Utah, who said the board would localize dispute resolution and “save time,…
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