Vermont Proposal 3: Collective bargaining
Vermont · Constitutional amendment · Labor · Statewide decision
Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.
AI-written summary
Would protect employees’ right to organize and bargain through a chosen representative over wages, hours, conditions and safety. It would also prohibit laws blocking agreements that require union membership as a condition of employment.
What applies now
Labor rights currently rely on existing law without this proposed explicit constitutional guarantee.
If yes / for
Add the collective-bargaining guarantee and restrictions on interfering laws.
If no / against
Do not add the new constitutional provision; existing labor law remains.
Costs and funding
No verified fiscal estimate recorded in this baseline. This does not mean there is no cost.
Timing
Implementation date not independently established in this baseline.
Passage rule
Threshold not independently established here; consult the official text.