Delaware proposal would protect workers who organize and bargain

The proposed amendment would give employees a constitutional right to organize and bargain through representatives they choose. It covers all employees and talks about pay, hours, working conditions, and safety at work. Two-thirds of the elected members of each chamber must approve this proposal, and the next General Assembly must pass an act agreeing to it.

State and local lawmakers would be barred from passing rules that weaken employees' rights to organize and bargain. The ban includes laws and local rules that prohibit agreements between employers and unions requiring employees to join a union as a condition of employment. Two-thirds of the elected members of each chamber must approve this proposal, and the next General Assembly must pass an act agreeing to it.