Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed one of the most controversial bills of the session that would ban collective bargaining for public labor unions.

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 received final legislative approval Thursday.

Utah’s Republican governor has signed a collective bargaining ban that experts are calling one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country, despite overwhelming opposition from union members

Public unions in Utah are banned from collective bargaining after Gov. Spencer Cox signs controversial legislation.