The Utah House of Representatives on Monday advanced a bill that would ban collective bargaining for the state’s public sector unions, which represent teachers, firefighters and police officers. But HB267,

Despite opposition from Democrats and several Republicans, a bill to block public labor unions from collective bargaining is moving forward in the Utah legislature -- passing the Utah House of Representatives on Monday.

The bill received an extensive public comments period during the committee hearing last week and passed on the House floor by a vote of 42 to 32.

A bill that focuses on eliminating bargaining rights by labor unions in the public sector - including those representing teachers, law enforcement and firefight

Union representatives from across Utah packed into the state Capitol on Thursday afternoon to protest HB267, a bill aimed at banning collective bargaining for public employees.