Betrayal by Another Name: Virginia's Governor Fails to Deliver on Collective Bargaining Promises The veto of a bill that would have restored collective bargaining rights to 50,000 public sector workers in Virginia is a stunning reversal for Governor Abigail Spanberger.
She campaigned last year on promises to revive these rights, which were stripped from state employees during the Jim Crow era.
The Economic Policy Institute analyzed Spanberger's amended bill and found it so weakened that collective bargaining would have become a mere "optional" right for public sector workers.