Resolution in Support of Proposition 3: Workers’ Rights Amendment

WHEREAS the platform of the Vermont Progress Party supports “A Vermont where every worker has security, dignity, and a voice in the workplace, including the right to organize a union, bargain collectively, and strike;

WHEREAS the wealthiest are accumulating wealth at a staggering rate while the incomes of working people have been stagnating;

WHEREAS union membership has been declining for decades in the face of attacks from corporate interests;

WHEREAS union members earn 11% more in wages over non-union workers in the same industry; are 10% more likely to have sick leave; 23% more likely to have retirement benefits; 24% more likely to have health benefits; all according to 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data;

WHEREAS unions are a powerful force empowering working people to demand the pay and benefits they deserve;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Vermont Progressive Party supports Proposal 3 which would amend the Vermont Constitution by adding Article 23 enshrining into law the right for employees to collectively bargain. Furthermore, we encourage members of the Vermont Progressive Party to vote YES on Proposal 3 when they cast their general election ballot on or before November 3, 2026.