Arizona’s anti-AEA ballot measure could ban police, firefighter union bargaining, critics warn

By: Jim Small

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: June 16, 2026

Words: 1,313

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Buried in a proposed constitutional amendment intended to destroy the state’s largest teachers union is language that advocates fear could ban all public sector labor unions in Arizona, including those that represent police officers and firefighters, from negotiating employment terms.

And if voters in November add the language to the Arizona Constitution, they say it could invalidate all existing labor agreements between public employees and the government, not just those for teachers and other school …

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