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November 3, 2026 On the 2026 Ballot

Vermont Proposal 3 — Right to Collective Bargaining Amendment (Nov 2026)

Statewide — All Vermont Voters

What The Amendment Does

How It Got On The Ballot

Who Supports This

Who Opposes This

RESOLUTE Citizen Analysis

This writes a union right into Vermont's constitution and, in doing so, permanently forecloses any future right-to-work law there. For organized labor it's a landmark. From a conservative economic lens there are two cautions: it locks one side of a contested economic debate into the constitution, where voters can't easily revisit it, and critics like Rob Roper argue it can override an individual worker's right to bargain on his own terms. Vermont is not a right-to-work state today, so the real change here is permanence, not present policy.

"For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward."

— 1 Timothy 5:18 (KJV)

Sources & Resources

Ballotpedia — Vermont Proposal 3, Right to Collective Bargaining Amendment (2026)Ballotpedia News — Vermont voters to decide collective-bargaining amendment banning right-to-work laws (May 2, 2025)Vermont General Assembly — PR0003 as adopted by the Senate (official text)