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Day 11: Lawmakers back down

Day 11: Lawmakers back down

It appears GOP lawmakers blinked in the standoff with labor unions.

Friday morning, the Utah Senate postponed a final vote on HB267 after proposing significant changes to the bill.

Instead of removing collective bargaining rights for public employees, the proposed substitute legislation requires those unions to hold a vote every five years to recertify whether members want them to continue representing them in collective bargaining efforts.

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