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By Guy Page
Two proposed amendments to the Vermont Constitution that many Vermonters know little about on Tuesday, July 28 were formally approved to appear on the November general election ballot.
Governor Phil Scott this week formally proclaimed, as required to do by the state constitution, that Proposals 3 and 4, proposed amendments to the Vermont Constitution passed by the General Assembly, will appear on the general election ballot.
Proposal 3 proposes to codify in the Vermont Constitution employees’ right to collectively bargain with their employer. Unions lobbied hard for the amendment, which was passed handily by the Democrat-led Vermont Legislature. Opponents say it would unfairly require workers to pay union dues, even when they don’t want to be part of a union. Proposal 3 reads:
That 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.
An analysis of Proposal 3 by Clara Morrison, executive director of Right for Vermont, is published in the July 23 Vermont Daily Chronicle.
Proposal 4 would add an amendment to the Vermont Constitution guaranteeing people equal protection under the law. Supporters say it broadens civil rights. Opponents say (among other objections) that it confers citizen’s constitutionally-protected civil rights on non-citizens. It reads:
That Article 23 of Chapter I of the Vermont Constitution is added to read: Article 23. [Equality of rights] That the people are guaranteed equal protection under the law. The State shall not deny equal treatment under the law on account of a person’s race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or national origin. Nothing in this Article shall be interpreted or applied to prevent the adoption or implementation of measures intended to provide equality of treatment and opportunity for members of groups that have historically been subject to discrimination.
An analysis of Proposal 4 by Renee McGuinness is published in the July 6 Vermont Daily Chronicle.
“Voting is one of the most important responsibilities we have as Americans,” said Governor Phil Scott. “I encourage voters to do their homework before making their voices heard on these issues in November.”
The full proclamations can be viewed by clicking the links below:
To amend Vermont’s Constitution, the state Senate must vote by a two-thirds majority to advance a proposal to the state House of Representatives. If the House concurs, by a simple majority, the proposal advances to the next biennial session of the General Assembly, where the House and Senate must both concur with the proposed amendment by simple majority. If passed, the proposal is brought before Vermonters by referendum. A majority of voters must approve of the measure for the constitution to be amended.
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Categories: Labor, Legislation
Renee joined me to discuss Prop 4
https://lcatv.org/milton-today-2026-07-09
Bottom line: According to Peter Teachout, Vermont Law Professor, it is an UNequ Rights Amendment, offering a pathway to actually discriminate!
watching the video link, its very good. So basically it’s a way to discriminate against white, cis gendered men….interesting times.
Oh, They are not interested in hearing what law professors have to say, they know exactly what they are doing. It is subversive…..! Very much so!!!!
So the other almost as evil,perhaps more evil group they will be able to openly discriminate will be cis gendered whit woman, the more evil variety, would be women who value a traditional perspective on sexuality for their children, ie not teaching them how to have anal sex when they are 4 years old, not teaching them that lust is love, and not allowing women with penises to compete in sports, perhaps the most egregious act against the new society one can commit. And if said women should want to raise their children to appreciate, to be grateful for what body God has given them, well in that case they will be enemy number one from the state elevating them above cis gendered men as public enemy number one, unfit to raise their children and the state can take their children from them for the the safety of the children of course, and UN coincidentally that power was given to the state in the last constitutional change!
Yeah, some evil sinister s#*@ going on in the green mountains, they will likely get this passed too, because we are so gullible and VTGOP so feckless.
there is something very nefarious going on in Vermont, all these constitutional changes…..they are not what the say they are……we are being deceived.
Vermonters want tax relief not constitutional changes.
The Left always hides nefarious acts in laws with catchy positive sounding titles !
I’ve become convinced that public employee unions are anathema to liberty and fiscal discipline. Soon the only employment in Vermont will be the state and its employees. The bureaucratic Borg aborbs all real wealth. Public unions needn’t be empowered to fleece taxpayers, who pay the tab but have no voice in the negotiations.
Ah, yeah John, that’s what communism is all about!
Some pigs are more equal than others. And they get to choose the pigs….
Plans are in the works over the next year or two for a general strike, with or without Prop 3, according to a speaker at the People’s Summit held at Winooski High School in October 2025: education, state, and health care union strikes will bring Vermont to its knees. The Vermont legislature has tied its hands from passing laws to moderate negotiations under the language in Prop 3.
Renee, saw a report from Seattle this is a Nationwide plan for General Strikes, which is scary for what NYCs Mayor is doing now
Vermonters should have their own strike, don’t send in the tax bill for a year. No doubt there is a big plan, great catch. Sadly they are extremely well paid already. Perhaps we should get some illegal people from south of the boarder to fill all the teaching positions to increase the diversity and equity!!!!! Bet that discussion would stop immediately. Get all the marginalized people teaching our kids instead of all these white people, you know diversity quotas! Bet the unions would shut up then.
The Right is G-damn obedient. Not even Jesus is that lame.
It’s just so disappointing.
“That the people are guaranteed equal protection under the law.” Period. It says it all right there. The rest of it is unnecessary and the last sentence “implementation of measures….” Sounds like an avenue for reverse discrimination. This should be a big NO. It is full of potential litigation and traps.