Tag: collective bargaining agreement

Utah State Legislature repeals public sector collective bargaining ban, which was scheduled for a referendum vote in 2026

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December 11, 2025

The Utah State Legislature voted to repeal HB 267 during a special legislative session on Dec. 9, 2025. In Utah, a pending veto referendum is automatically invalidated if the state legislature repeals the targeted legislation. As such, the referendum targeting HB 267 will not be on the 2026 Utah ballot. HB 267 would have prohibited…
Retaliation or officer accountability? Whitehall, Ohio police union and department dispute over officer termination

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July 26, 2024

Discipline and officer appeal provisions in Whitehall's police collective bargaining agreement (CBA) are at play in a dispute between the police department and union over the termination of a police officer. The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) in Whitehall, Ohio, requested the mayor to investigate the termination of officer Enrique Ortega on July 5. The…
Seattle aims to enact new police CBA three years after expiration date

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March 29, 2024

The Seattle City Council in Washington in January 2024 announced its intent to vote on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) this year. The SPOG’s current CBA expired in 2020. Police CBAs that have reached an expiration date are still viewed as being in effect until a new…