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Think your taxes are high now? If a majority of Vermonters vote to adopt Proposal 4 on the November 2026 general election ballot, you can expect your taxes to go up – waaaay up, not down. Proposal 4 so-called “Equality of Rights” is being sold as an equal rights amendment. It is the opposite. The legislative intent of Proposal 4 is to provide the legal framework to sustain Vermont’s existing discriminatory laws and bureaucracy, and implement even more discriminatory laws, all

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Vote “No” on so-called Prop 3 “Right to Collective Bargaining” Amendment Prop 3 goes beyond protecting workers’ rights to collectively bargain (form or join unions). Here are three key points you should know before casting your vote on so-called Prop 3 “Right to Collective Bargaining” Constitutional Amendment on the 2026 general election ballot: Employees don’t need Prop 3 to have the right to form or join a union. The right to collectively bargain is already protected under

Vote “NO” on Prop 4 so-called “Equality of Rights” Amendment The legislative intent of Prop 4 is to provide the legal framework to sustain Vermont’s existing discriminatory practices and implement even more discriminatory practices, all at taxpayer expense. Here are four key points you should know before casting your vote on Prop 4 so-called “Equality of Rights” Constitutional Amendment on the 2026 general election ballot: 1. Voting “Yes” on Prop 4 would enshrine UN-eq

Renee McGuinness, VFRW member and policy analyst In the 2026 general election, Vermonters will vote "yes" or "no" on Prop 4 “Equality of Rights” proposed Constitutional Amendment, which would add a new Article to Chapter 1 of Vermont’s Constitution. Article 1, Chapter 1 of Vermont's Constitution already provides the guiding principle and legal framework to protect each individual's unalienable rights under the law. There is no need for an additional equal rights amendment. Ex

Prop 3 “Right to Collective Bargaining” and the Plan for a General Strike Renee McGuinness, VFRW member and legislative investigator Prop 3, a proposed amendment that would enshrine the right to collective bargaining into the Vermont Constitution would: 1. prohibit the passage of right to work laws, which would coerce employees who are not union members to become members to keep their jobs; and 2. prevent the legislature from passing laws that would interfere with union negot

By: Renee McGuinness, VFRW Member and legislative investigator In the 2026 general election, Vermonters will vote to approve or reject Prop 4 “Equality of Rights”, which would add a new Article to Chapter 1 of Vermont’s Constitution. A cursory reading of the three-sentence amendment might give the impression that Prop 4 would be a good addition to our state’s founding document. However, the legislative intent of Prop 4 is to provide the legal framework to sustain Vermont’s ex