Today's AFL-CIO press clips
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US judge declines to block Elon Musk's DOGE from Labor Department systems
Reuters
By Reuters
Feb. 8, 2025
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said in a statement that the decision was "a setback, but not a defeat," and that the union would provide more evidence to support its claims. A Department of Labor spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent late on Friday.
POLITICS
D.C. Protests Reveal Outrage Over Elon Musk’s Government Clearance
The Washington Informer
By Ashleigh Fields
Feb. 7, 2025
“Elon Musk has absolutely no business raiding the Department of Labor to obtain the sensitive personal information of workers,” said AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. “It’s outrageous that Musk thinks he has the authority to access private data on workers from an agency that’s entrusted with protecting the fundamental rights of working people. With this lawsuit, we intend to stop Musk’s power grab cold.” The labor union has filed a motion for temporary restraining order in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to stop Musk’s DOGE, from unlawfully accessing the DOL’s systems and information.
DOGE Protesters to Democrats: ‘Do Something!’
Semafor
By David Weigel
Feb. 7, 2025
“Obviously, the speed is surprising,” AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler told Semafor. “The blatant disregard for the norms that they’re trampling on, things that could potentially be illegal — it’s sort of like, ask for forgiveness instead of permission.”
Sanders Says Attack on NLRB Proves Trump Is Enemy of the Working Class
Common Dreams
By Jon Queally
Feb. 8, 2025
Union leaders like AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler have also issued warnings about the erosion of worker protections under Trump. “The government can work for billionaires or it can work for working people—but not both,” Shuler said on Wednesday ahead of a rally outside the Department of Labor, where DOGE personnel were said to meeting with DOL staffers.
Judge denies union demand to block DOGE’s access to Labor Department data
Politico
By Nick Niedzwiadek
Feb. 7, 2025
A federal judge on Friday night rejected labor unions’ push to block Elon Musk’s government efficiency team from accessing sensitive data at the Labor Department. District Judge John Bates, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, said that the groups failed to properly show the standing necessary to win the temporary restraining order they sought against the Department of Government Efficiency, while expressing sympathy for their concerns that the Musk-led effort presents privacy risks.
Former National Labor Relations Board member who was fired by Trump speaks out
CBS News
By Jericka Duncan, Michael Kaplan and Caitlin Yilek
Feb. 7, 2025
Gwynne Wilcox, who is suing President Trump for ousting her from the National Labor Relations Board, said she was "stunned" when she received a letter from the White House late on Jan. 27 firing her. "I handled cases where workers were fired and retaliated against for their conduct, but I never imagined that I would be the person being fired for doing my job," Wilcox, 71, told CBS News in an interview Thursday.
Judge won’t block DOGE from accessing Labor Department systems
The Hill
By Zach Schonfeld
Feb. 7, 2025
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday by the AFL-CIO and several of its affiliate government employee unions, claims that giving Musk’s team access to the Labor Department systems violates federal privacy law and is without any legal authority. At a hearing earlier in the day, Bates voiced concerns about the DOGE team’s access and its broader efforts to rapidly implant itself across the federal bureaucracy in the early weeks of President Trump’s administration.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign
AP News
By Chris Megerian, Collin Binkley and Byron Tau
Feb. 7, 2025
“It’s a scam and not a buyout,” said Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees. An employee at the Department of Education, who also spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of retaliation, said the administration appeared desperate to get people to sign the agreement. However, she said there were too many red flags, such as a clause waiving the right to sue if the government failed to honor its side of the deal.
A federal judge won’t immediately block DOGE access to the US Labor Department
AP
By Lindsay Whitehurst
Feb. 7, 2025
A federal judge said Friday he would not immediately block Elon Musk’s team from accessing systems at the Labor Department, which has investigated companies owned by the billionaire adviser to President Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge John Bates said he had concerns about Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, but the labor unions who sued to stop them haven’t yet shown a legal injury. The group of labor unions had sued to keep DOGE workers out of the Labor Department systems, which contain medical and financial records of millions of Americans, including those who have filed safety complaints about their employers.
Trump Calls Directly for Closure of U.S.A.I.D.
The New York Times
By Karoun Demirjian
Feb. 7, 2025
President Trump on Friday directly called for the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development just hours before most of its staff were expected to be suspended with pay or laid off, the latest sign that his administration will dissolve the government’s main provider of global humanitarian and development aid. “CLOSE IT DOWN!” Mr. Trump wrote of U.S.A.I.D. on Truth Social, accusing the agency of unspecified rampant corruption and fraud. He had previously asserted that the agency was “run by radical lunatics.”
Judge Halts Access to Treasury Payment Systems by Elon Musk’s Team
The New York Times
By Qasim Nauman and Hurubie Meko
Feb. 8, 2025
A federal judge early Saturday temporarily restricted access by Elon Musk’s government efficiency program to the Treasury Department’s payment and data systems, saying there was a risk of “irreparable harm.” The Trump administration’s new policy of allowing political appointees and “special government employees” access to these systems, which contain highly sensitive information such as bank details, heightens the risk of leaks and of the systems becoming more vulnerable than before to hacking, U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said in an emergency order.
Federal employees union grows to record size amid DOGE attacks — and other labor news
Minnesota Reformer
By Max Nesterak
Feb. 7, 2025
Federal workers say there’s never been a more confusing — and upsetting — time to work for the government, as they’re inundated with orders and memos at all hours of the day and night. “We feel very degraded and insulted … We feel terrorized,” said Regina Marsh, a Minnesota-based claim specialist for Social Security. Marsh has worked at the federal government for her entire career — 37 years — starting right out of high school. She says it’s been a stable job and rewarding to help administer benefits to Americans who’ve recently become disabled or diagnosed with a terminal illness; people who have lost a spouse, and children who have lost a parent.
White House Forces Showdown Over Congress’s Power of the Purse
The New York Times
By Carl Hulse
Feb. 7, 2025
Mr. Vought has flatly declared that he and Mr. Trump consider the budget act to be unconstitutional. They contend that the White House can choose what gets money and what doesn’t even if it conflicts with specific directions from Congress through appropriations measures signed into law. Others on Capitol Hill, including some Republicans, vehemently dispute that idea.
Senate Democrats Demand Clarity About Musk’s Efforts at Education Dept.
The New York Times
By Zach Montague
Feb. 7, 2025
Senate Democrats demanded answers from the Education Department on Thursday about the scope of Elon Musk’s data collection efforts at the agency, which appears to be a focus of the Trump administration’s cost-cutting initiative. The letter, by a coalition of 15 lawmakers, reflected growing concern about the aggressive incursions that members of Mr. Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency have made into an array of federal agencies, including the Education Department.
DOGE deputy to oversee powerful Treasury system as Musk demands cuts
The Washington Post
By Jacqueline Alemany, Jeff Stein and Yeganeh Torbati
Feb. 7, 2025
The Treasury Department is appointing an ally of billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service to a senior position in the department overseeing the nation’s powerful payment systems, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to reflect private deliberations. Tom Krause, a Silicon Valley executive with ties to DOGE, will become the financial assistant secretary of the Treasury Department, the people said. He replaces David A. Lebryk, who resigned after objecting to Krause’s demands to stop payments on foreign aid — a measure Lebryk resisted as illegal.
DOGE targets Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as Musk tweets ‘RIP’
The Washington Post
By Tony Romm
Feb. 7, 2025
Tech billionaire Elon Musk signaled on Friday that he could seek to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as he and his advisers — deputized by President Donald Trump to cut costs — burrowed into the federal watchdog formed to protect Americans from scams and corporate abuse. Hours later, Trump tapped Russell Vought, his newly confirmed budget chief, to serve as the agency’s acting director, according to a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisal. A longtime Trump ally, Vought helped write Project 2025, a conservative policy blueprint in which another contributor called for the elimination of the bureau.
Judge Declines to Block DOGE From Labor Department Data, Despite 'Concerns'
Newsweek
By Sonam Sheth
Feb. 7, 2025
Friday's ruling is the first victory for Musk, who leads DOGE, a nongovernmental task force with the stated goal of slashing government spending and paring down federal bureaucracy by firing thousands of workers. DOGE has drawn sharp scrutiny for seeking unfettered access to the internal data of agencies across the government, including the Labor Department, U.S. Treasury, Office of Personnel Management, General Services Administration, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Small Business Administration and more.
Elon Musk’s DOGE takes over federal government
Economic Policy Institute
By Celine McNicholas
Feb. 7, 2025
The Trump-Vance administration continued to use its newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by unelected billionaire Elon Musk, to attack the federal workforce and government services. It was reported that the DOGE office gained access to the federal payment system through the U.S. Treasury Department, a complex system that distributes trillions of dollars a year in federal funds and contains the sensitive personal data—including Social Security numbers—of millions of Americans. This action is reckless, illegal, and unconstitutional.
How Trump and Musk have shaken the federal workforce
CNN
By Jeremy Herb, Rene Marsh, Tami Luhby and Marshall Cohen
Feb. 7, 2025
“Union contracts are enforceable by law, and the president does not have the authority to make unilateral changes to those agreements,” AFGE National President Everett Kelley said in a statement, noting that Trump’s initial return to the office directive and OPM guidance stated that collective bargaining obligations must be met.
Is the Trump administration's buyout offer to federal employees legal?
NBC News
By Erik Ortiz and Daniel Arkin
Feb. 7, 2025
“It’s a scam and not a buyout,” Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said following the judge’s ruling.
As Trump wages war against the federal bureaucracy, some workers fight back
The Washington Post
By Emily Davies
Feb. 7, 2025
On Jan. 28, Trump’s Office of Personnel Management sent an email blast to the entire federal workforce offering them a way to quit and get paid through September. Musk’s staff then fanned out across government agencies, gaining access to sensitive information. By Wednesday, the American Federation of Government Employees, the largest union of federal workers, had the highest number of dues payers in its 92-year history. Four thousand people joined the union in the first five days of February, a spokesperson said, seeking protection as Musk posted to X about his crusade for efficiency, boasting of “feeding USAID into the wood chipper.”
Judge lets DOGE access sensitive records at Labor Department
The Washington Post
By Lauren Kaori Gurley
Feb. 8, 2025
A federal judge has ruled that the Elon Musk-led U.S. DOGE Service can access Labor Department data on millions of Americans, marking a setback for labor unions that had sought to block the Department of Government Efficiency’s work.
‘People are signing up in droves’: Federal workers' unions see DOGE-inspired surge
The Boston Globe
By Sam Brodey
Feb. 8, 2025
In their aggressive bid to upend the federal government, Elon Musk and his lieutenants have, perhaps unintentionally, driven thousands of federal workers into the arms of one of the biggest enemies of their sweeping project. Organized labor. Unions that represent federal government workers are reporting significant increases in signups since President Trump took office and empowered Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” to drastically slash the federal workforce. The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest union representing federal workers, added 5,575 new members in the first six days of February alone, according to union spokesperson Tim Kaufman. By comparison, the union gained 14,996 new members during all of 2024.
Unions Lose Early Court Bid to Block DOGE From DOL Data
Bloomberg Law
By Rebecca Rainey
Feb. 7, 2025
The AFL-CIO and other unions failed to convince a federal judge to temporarily halt the Department of Government Efficiency from moving forward with plans to access computer systems and data at the US Department of Labor.
Federal judge blocks USAID leave notices and reinstates workers
Government Executive
By Erich Wagner
Feb. 7, 2025
Afederal judge in Washington, D.C., on Friday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. Agency for International Development from placing thousands of employees on administrative leave and hurriedly evacuating workers stationed overseas. The order also reinstates all employees placed on leave earlier this week. The American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees filed a lawsuit Thursday nightaimed at halting the apparent effort to decimate the foreign aid agency and reposition it under the auspices of the State Department. Hundreds of stateside employees were locked out of both the agency headquarters and its computer systems at the start of the week, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been named the agency’s acting administrator. AFSA and AFGE’s lawsuit alleges that the administration’s plans violate the constitutional separation of powers, the take care clause that tasks the president with faithfully executing federal law, and in multiple instances the Administrative Procedures Act.
Judge blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID employees on leave
CBS News
By Jacob Rosen
Feb. 7, 2025
In a court hearing Friday afternoon, Nichols said the unions — American Foreign Service Association and American Federation of Government Employees — established they would suffer "irreparable harm" without a pause, while the government did not.
What will DOGE target next? Musk looks to the Education Department.
USA Today
By Zachary Schermele
Feb. 5, 2025
A top U.S. Department of Education official confirmed to employees during a virtual meeting Tuesday that the team working for the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has been reviewing the agency’s operations, according to two staffers on the call who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it.
Musk team’s access to student loan systems raises alarm over borrowers’ personal information
AP
By Collin Binkley and Bianca Vázquez Toness
Feb. 7, 2025
Democrats are pushing back against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency as it turns its attention to the Education Department, with lawmakers raising concerns about DOGE’s access to internal systems containing personal information on tens of millions of Americans. In a letter to the acting education secretary, a group of Democrats is seeking to intervene as DOGE gains increasing access to student loan databases and other systems. Democrats fear it could lay the groundwork for a takeover akin to Musk’s attempt to close the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Musk Wields Scythe on Federal Work Force, With Trump’s Full Blessing
The New York Times
By Erica L. Green and Michael D. Shear
Feb. 7, 2025
President Trump’s statement on Friday that he had directed Elon Musk to turn his budget-slashing initiative on the Pentagon underscored Mr. Musk’s rapidly expanding role in their charge to shrink the federal bureaucracy and stomp out any opposition to the president’s agenda. At a White House news conference, Mr. Trump said Mr. Musk would also be examining the Education Department. It is one more corner of the government, from the Treasury Department to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, now under the scrutiny of the band of young and inexperienced operatives under Mr. Musk’s direction.
Judge bars Trump from putting 2,700 additional USAID workers on leave
The Washington Post
By Spencer S. Hsu and Missy Ryan
Feb. 7, 2025
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from placing about 2,700 U.S. Agency for International Development employees on paid leave and recalling nearly all of those posted abroad, representing a setback to the president’s effort to slash the U.S. foreign aid apparatus and bring it in line with his “America First” agenda.
Judge blocks Musk, DOGE from accessing Treasury payment systems
The Hill
By Zach Schonfeld
Feb. 8, 2025
A federal judge in an overnight ruling Saturday blocked Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the Treasury Department’s payment systems used to dole out trillions of dollars each year. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer’s ruling is more extensive than the agreement the administration reached earlier in the week to temporarily limit access to two DOGE personnel.
First labor official ousted from NLRB in 90 years is now suing Trump. Hear why (Video)
CNN
Feb. 8, 2025
Former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox speaks to CNN’s Victor Blackwell after being fired by President Donald Trump, making her the first member of the board to be removed in 90 years. Wilcox called her firing “unprecedented” and has since filed a federal lawsuit.
For Stunned Federal Workers, Sleeplessness, Anger and Tears
The New York Times
By Elisabeth Bumiller
Feb. 9, 2025
Project 2025, the blueprint for a new Trump administration that has turned out to align with many of the president’s early actions, suggested eliminating unions of government workers entirely.
Democratic Lawmakers Denied Entry to the Department of Education
The New York Times
By Robert Jimison
Feb. 8, 2025
In a striking display of the limits being placed on congressional authority in the first weeks of the new administration, several Democratic lawmakers were denied entry to the U.S. Department of Education on Friday. “Get out of the way,” Representative Maxine Waters of California told a man blocking more than a dozen House Democrats from the doors at the department’s Washington offices. The man, who was not identified by name, said he was a federal employee working for the department.
In chaotic Washington blitz, Elon Musk’s ultimate goal becomes clear
The Washington Post
By Jeff Stein, Elizabeth Dwoskin, Hannah Natanson and Jonathan O'Connell
Feb. 8, 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk’s blitzkrieg on Washington has brought into focus his vision for a dramatically smaller and weaker government, as he and a coterie of aides move to control, automate — and substantially diminish — hundreds if not thousands of public functions. In less than three weeks, Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service has followed the same playbook at one federal agency after another: Install loyalists in leadership. Hoover up internal data, including the sensitive and the classified. Gain control of the flow of funds. And push hard — by means legal or otherwise — to eliminate jobs and programs not ideologically aligned with Trump administration goals.
36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations
The New York Times
By Stacy Cowley
Feb. 9, 2025
A rally on Saturday outside the bureau’s headquarters, organized by its staff union, drew a few hundred participants. A Maryland resident, who asked that her name be withheld for fear of retribution from Mr. Trump’s allies, attended with her husband, a federal worker, to support the agency’s employees.
Judge Freezes Elements of Trump’s Plan to Shut Down U.S.A.I.D.
The New York Times
By Michael Crowley and Chris Cameron
Feb. 7, 2025
The lawsuit was filed Thursday by Democracy Forward and Public Citizen Litigation Group on behalf of the American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees. It notes the central role Elon Musk played in the agency’s gutting. Mr. Musk, a Trump ally and donor, recently boasted online of “feeding U.S.A.I.D. into the wood chipper.” In a statement, the American Federation of Government Employees said it was “pleased” by the ruling, adding: “We continue to believe this program violates the law, and we will continue to aggressively defend our members’ rights.”
LABOR AND ECONOMY
Economy adds 143,000 jobs in January, reflecting a slower but solid pace of growth this year
The Washington Post
By Lauren Kaori Gurley
Feb. 7, 2025
The economy picked up 143,000 jobs in January, a slower but solid pace to start the new year, even as the California fires and data revisions to employment figures weighed on the job gains. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4 percent, a low level as employers have held onto workers despite slower hiring.
ORGANIZING
Northwestern Medical Center nurses vote to form union
VT Digger
By Erin Petenko
Feb. 7, 2025
The registered nurses of Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans voted in favor of unionizing Thursday after four months of organizing. The 150 nurses at the small regional hospital voted 72-45 in favor of formalizing their union. Peter Wright, the medical center’s president, said via email that the hospital would recognize and respect the outcome of the election.
Doctors, PAs, and Other Clinicians Unionize in Massachusetts
Medpage Today
By Jennifer Henderson
Feb. 7, 2025
More than 230 clinicians at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) in Massachusetts won their union election and have received certification through the state Department of Labor Relations. About half of the group's members are physicians, including primary care doctors, psychiatrists, and hospitalists; members also include physician assistants (PAs) and psychologists, according to SHARE CHA/AFSCMEopens in a new tab or window, the union representing the group.
Nurses at 3 Portland Legacy hospitals vote to unionize with Oregon Nurses Association
KGW
By Luisa Anderson
Feb. 7, 2025
Nearly 2,300 nurses at three Portland Legacy hospitals voted to unionize with the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA). The three facilities are Legacy Emanuel, Randall Children's Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital. The voting window for Randall Children's Hospital and Legacy Emanuel closed on Feb. 5, while voting for Good Samaritan Hospital ended on Feb. 6. Voting results showed nearly unanimous support from nurses at all three facilities, according to ONA.
Ky's governor calls it the world's largest EV battery plant, workers are looking to unionize
Louisville Public Media
By Lisa Autry
Feb. 7. 2025
The first major union election in the South this year is headed to Glendale, Kentucky, a small farming community south of Louisville. Buoyed by notable Southern victories in 2024, the United Auto Workers Union is on a quest to organize the electric vehicle and battery sector. UAW hopes its next prize is a sprawling campus in rural Kentucky. Gov. Andy Beshear says the BlueOval SK plant will be the world’s largest EV battery manufacturer.
UNION NEGOTIATIONS
Nurses at 7 Providence hospitals reject latest offer
OPB
By Amelia Templeton
Feb. 7, 2025
Nurses at seven Providence hospitals across the state have voted to reject a tentative agreement that would have ended a nearly month-long strike. The Oregon Nurses Association said the proposed deal failed to “adequately address the underlying systemic issues that have plagued Providence hospitals for years.” According to ONA, 83% of members from all seven bargaining units voted to reject the agreement. “ONA frontline nurses have spoken - with a unified voice - and it is clear they are willing to sacrifice more to get the contract they deserve,” read a statement from the ONA. “Nurses know Providence can do better and they are committed to continuing this strike until Providence responds to their demands.
Nurses striking in New Orleans receive support from NFL Players Association ahead of Super Bowl 59
WWNO
By Drew Hawkins, Orlando Flores Jr.
Feb. 7, 2025
Nurses on strike at a New Orleans hospital days before Super Bowl 59 takes over the Caesars Superdome received support from a significant backer Friday afternoon — the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). In a statement, the NFLPA said it “stands in solidarity” with the nearly 600 LCMC Health Systems nurses at University Medical Center (UMC) who are striking for renewed negotiations toward their first union contract. They’re seeking better pay, improved staffing and enhanced safety measures for both patients and hospital staff. “Over a year ago, these nurses made the courageous choice to organize and win a historic union election to improve conditions at University Medical Center,” the statement read. “Now, instead of collaboration, they're facing a lockout during Super Bowl weekend.”
Thousands of Denver-area King Soopers Grocery Store Workers Go on Strike
Food Manufacturing
By Mead Gruver
Feb. 7, 2025
Some 10,000 grocery store workers across the greater Denver area went on strike Thursday, claiming unfair and illegal negotiating practices by King Soopers while their union has been negotiating a new contract with the store chain. Striking workers at 77 King Soopers stores in Denver and its suburbs, plus those in nearby Boulder and Louisville, Colorado, urged customers not to cross picket lines that began taking shape before dawn.
Providence faces a fifth week of strikes as St. Vincent doctors secure union deal
OPB
By OPB staff
Feb. 9, 2025
Hospital doctors within Providence St. Vincent Medical Center were among the few striking workers who approved a contract deal over the weekend as one of the largest medical strikes in Oregon history continued. Dr. Jahnavi Chandrashekar, an internist at Providence St. Vincent, called the contract an “historic win” for the more than 70 physicians who have been on strike for a month. The deal was announced Saturday afternoon and is a first union contract for that bargaining unit, according to the Oregon Nurses Association.
SPORTS UNIONIZATION
Northwest Labor Press
By Don McIntosh
Feb. 7, 2025
Two of professional hockey’s North American players’ associations—the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association (PHPA)—announced Feb. 3 they are formally affiliating with the AFL-CIO and joining its Sports Council.
STATE LEGISLATION
Thousands gather at Capitol Hill to protest against controversial union bill
KSL
By Shara Park
Feb. 7. 2025
Over a thousand people filled the state Capitol rotunda Friday pleading for Gov. Spencer Cox to veto HB267. The controversial bill bans collective bargaining for public sector unions. “We need this bill to be vetoed so teachers can do their jobs working with the unions and we can have the unions supporting us in fighting for policies that we need to be covered,” said Laura Haynie, who was named Cache County School District’s 2024-25 District Teacher of the Year.
Utah workers urge Gov. Cox to veto bill ending collective bargaining for public employees
KJZZ
By Cristian Sida
Feb. 7, 2025
Teachers, firefighters, and other workers are sending a clear message to Gov. Spencer Cox to veto the labor bill, H.B. 267, which would end collective bargaining for public workers. "We need him to stand behind what he has always said — that he will be there for teachers and the workers of this state," said Tara Stauffer, a veteran educator.
IN THE STATES
The Salt Lake Tribune
By Cody Weaver
Feb. 7, 2025
In his State of the State Address, Gov. Spencer Cox told Utahns that “we must build”. As a proud member of the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 140 (UA), and as someone who’s spent over a decade building the infrastructure on which our communities rely, I couldn’t agree more with our governor. Utah is filled with hard workers, families and grit. For Utah to build, we need to invest in the people and the businesses who do the building.