Richmond – Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell has confirmed that Governor Spanberger told him that she will be vetoing collective bargaining legislation passed by the General Assembly. The legislation would have repealed Virginia’s ban on collective bargaining by public service workers, including teachers, firefighters, nurses, and home health care workers, and given them the right to […]

Richmond – The future of collective bargaining for public sector employees remains uncertain, as Governor Spanberger waits to act on legislation passed by the General Assembly this year. This year, the General Assembly passed HB1263 and SB378, which repealed the Jim Crow-era prohibition on public sector collective bargaining. The bill notably excluded higher education workers, who hoped that Governor Spanberger would amend […]

Richmond— Virginia is slowly becoming a better place for working families, thanks to several major union victories by both public- and private-sector workers. Last year’s historic union contract win for Richmond City workers gave workers the ability to improve their pay, benefits, and working conditions amidst a growing cost-of-living crisis for low- and middle-income workers. Now, Delegate […]