Vermont Proposal 3 — Right to collectively bargain (Constitutional Amendment)

What it does

Article 23 of Chapter I of the Vermont Constitution is added to read: Article 23. [Right to collectively bargain] That employees have a right to organize or join a labor organization for the purpose of collectively bargaining with their employer through an exclusive representative of their choosing for the purpose of negotiating wages, hours, and working conditions and to protect their economic welfare and safety in the workplace. Therefore, no law shall be adopted that interferes with, negates, or diminishes the right of employees to collectively bargain with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and workplace safety, or that prohibits the application or execution of an agreement between an employer and a labor organization representing the employer’s employees that requires membership in the labor organization as a condition of employment.

A YES vote means

A yes vote adds to the Vermont Constitution a right for employees to organize and collectively bargain through a union of their choosing, and bars laws that diminish that right or prohibit union-membership requirements in labor agreements.

A NO vote means

A no vote leaves the Vermont Constitution without a stated right to collective bargaining, so these matters remain governed by statute.

Needed to pass

A simple majority

Put on the ballot by

the Legislature

Official text: source

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