Utah joined two other states in prohibiting collective bargaining for teachers, police officers and other public employees in a move that was seen as a possible blow to the country’s labor movement.

Utah Governor Spencer Cox has signed a law banning collective bargaining for public employees, including teachers, police officers, and firefighters, despite two weeks of protests at the state capitol in Salt Lake

A bill banning collective bargaining for Utah’s public employees is now headed to Gov. Spencer Cox for his signature.

Labor unions that serve teachers, firefighters, police and other public employees in Utah will no longer be able to negotiate on behalf of their workers under a bill that has received final legislative approval.

Utah Republican Governor Spencer Cox has signed a bill that bans teachers, firefighters, police officers and transit workers from collective bargaining for better wages