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To pass, the amendment needs either 60% support among those voting directly on the question or more than 50% support of those voting in the election.
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If approved, the amendment to the Illinois Constitution could chart a new direction for organized labor not only in the state but across the country.
To pass, the amendment needs either 60% support among those voting directly on the question or more than 50% support of those voting in the election.
Among the choices voters will have to make on Nov. 8 is whether to add a new amendment to the Illinois constitution that would give workers the “fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively” while at the same time forbidding any law that interferes with that ability.
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Illinois voters will be asked if workers should have a "fundamental right" to organize under the state constitution.