Labor leaders call veto of collective bargaining bill a ‘betrayal’ by Virginia governor
Union leaders say veto from Democrat Abigail Spanberger is an about-face from promises she made on campaign trail
Virginia’s Democratic governor Abigail Spanberger vetoed a bill Thursday that would have restored collective bargaining rights for 50,000 public sector workers in the state. Union leaders say the veto is a “betrayal” and “slap in the face” after the governor campaigned last year on promises to restore collective bargaining rights.
Though majorities in both chambers of Virginia’s general assembly passed legislation that would restore bargaining rights to most public sector workers, Spanberger introduced an amended version of the bill last month that was eventually rejected by the assembly.
Still waiting to hear what Abigail Spanberger actually plans to do about it.
On one hand virginia’s Democratic governor Abigail Spanberger vetoed a bill Thursday that would have restored collective bargaining rights for 50,000 public sector workers in the state. But at the same time union leaders say veto from Democrat Abigail Spanberger is an about-face from promises she made on campaign.
So the bottom line is virginia’s Democratic governor Abigail Spanberger vetoed a bill Thursday that would have restored collective bargaining rights for 50,000 public sector workers in the state. Wonder how this will land.
About time someone stepped up on this.
The fact that virginia’s Democratic governor Abigail Spanberger vetoed a bill Thursday that would have restored collective bargaining rights for 50,000 public sector workers in the state really puts things into perspective.
The detail about virginia’s Democratic governor Abigail Spanberger vetoed a bill Thursday that would have restored collective bargaining rights for 50,000 public sector workers in the state is something people should sit with.
What stands out is union leaders say veto from Democrat Abigail Spanberger is an about-face from promises she made on campaign. That is the part worth paying attention to.
Think about it: virginia’s Democratic governor Abigail Spanberger vetoed a bill Thursday that would have restored collective bargaining rights for 50,000 public sector workers in the state. That speaks volumes.
In other words union leaders say veto from Democrat Abigail Spanberger is an about-face from promises she made on campaign. Curious to see how this develops.
Reading that virginia’s Democratic governor Abigail Spanberger vetoed a bill Thursday that would have restored collective bargaining rights for 50,000 public sector workers in the state — hard to argue with the logic there.
Democrat Abigail is in a tough spot here, curious how they navigate it.