Sec. 2. 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.

Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE

The amendment set forth in this proposal shall become a part of the
Constitution of the State of Vermont on the first Tuesday after the first Monday
of November 2026 when ratified and adopted by the people of this State in
accordance with the provisions of 17 V.S.A. chapter 32.