Senator Christie Craig

Authorized and Paid for by Christie New Craig for Senate

05/14/2026

Thank you Senator Mark Obenshain….. sharing your post.

Governor Spanberger does not deserve credit for vetoing statewide collective bargaining.

Let’s remember what actually happened.

The General Assembly passed a bill deliberately designed to delay implementation until 2028 — safely after the 2027 elections and after the next budget cycle — so Virginians wouldn’t immediately feel the tax increases and financial consequences.

Governor Spanberger didn’t oppose the policy. In fact, she made clear she was willing to sign it. Her only objection was that the delay wasn’t long enough.

Her amendment would have pushed implementation all the way to 2030 — an extraordinary attempt to kick the consequences entirely beyond her own term in office so another Governor and another General Assembly would be left holding the bag.

When lawmakers rejected her effort to avoid political accountability, she vetoed the bill.

This veto was not about protecting taxpayers, local governments, or Virginia families from the costs of forced collective bargaining.

It was about protecting Abigail Spanberger from the blame.