‘Stabbed in the back’: Unions, House Democrats call Whitmer’s veto of 9 bills a betrayal

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: July 16, 2026

Words: 2,008

Last Updated: 3 days, 14 hours ago

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There were 15 new voicemails and 25 unread text messages on Michigan AFL-CIO President Ron Bieber’s cell phone when he reemerged from an hours-long kayaking trip on the afternoon of Friday, June 10. Bieber’s first impression was that someone must have died.

The dearly departed, however, wasn’t a family member or a key figure in the labor movement, but rather a package of nine bills that had been the subject of an 18-month court battle …

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