February 18, 2025
Bipartisan polling firm RABA Research conducted an online survey of 502 registered voters in Utah from February 14 – 16, 2025. The survey looked at respondents’ opinions on workers’ rights and legislative priorities.
Across the board, respondents showed significant support for workers and their ability to join and contribute a portion of their wages to a union. And 79% of respondents said they would be “less likely to support elected officials if they helped weaken workers’ rights”.
Of important note, this survey was launched in advance of Governor Cox’s signing of House Bill 267. This is a significant point as the survey asked two questions specific to HB 267.
- “The Utah legislature just passed a bill, HB267, changing our state’s laws to weaken employment protections for health care workers, educators, first responders, and other essential workers. Do you support efforts that would reduce wages and safety protections for Utah’s workers?”
- “Governor Cox has the ability to stop that bill, HB267, from becoming law by vetoing it. Do you support Governor Cox vetoing this bill?”
In response to the first question, an eyepopping 80% of respondents answered “No”. Similarly, the second question found 78% of respondents supporting a veto of the bill by Governor Cox.
87% of respondents, an overwhelming number, support “Utah’s public sector workers should continue to have the freedom to choose to contribute a portion of their own wages to their union”.
The results of this survey show –
- 83% of respondents “believe Utah’s public sector workers, like first responders, the workers that maintain Utah’s roads, educators and workers who support Utah’s schools should be able to join a union if they want to”.
- 74% of respondents do not “think that spending taxpayer dollars and public resources to amend the state constitution to restrict Utah’s workers’ ability to join a union should be a priority”.
When asked “which of the following issues do you believe is the highest priority for Utah?” the survey found;
- Housing – 51%
- Healthcare – 22%
- Jobs – 21%
- Workplace reform – 6%