CHICAGO — Illinoisans have voted to add a new amendment to the state constitution that will solidify labor rights, ending a weeklong stalemate in vote counting that left the proposal in limbo, according to unofficial results from The Associated Press.
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. Pritzker and his Democratic allies who championed the measure to enshrine collective bargaining rights into the Illinois Constitution.
