The Associated Press called the race on Tuesday. More than 50% of all votes cast statewide were cast in favor of the question.
Campaign signs, including one for the Workers’ Rights amendment, outside the Merlo Library branch precinct location in the 44th Ward on Nov. 7, 2022.
AP called the race Tuesday. The Illinois measure required 60% of those voting on the question to vote “yes” for it to pass or 50% of all votes cast to be in favor of the question. It failed to get the 60% of those voting on the question, but was approved by more than 50% of all votes cast.The passage of the Workers’ Right Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, is a victory for union members, as well as for newly reelected Gov. J.B.
It also essentially bans so-called right-to-work laws or ordinances, which prohibit companies and unions from agreeing to require union membership as a condition of employment. Prior to the amendment’s passage, experts said that if it passed, courts would likely determine how it applies to public and private sector workers. The measure opens a slew of legal questions, including what kinds of workers are newly eligible to unionize, in what cases will federal labor laws supersede the state constitution and what will “economic welfare and safety at work” mean at the bargaining table.
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