New Hampshire’s Republican Liberty Caucus Reports Important Votes This Week!

If “Right-To-Work” without union interference is important to you, Wednesday and Thursday of this week you should plan on being in Concord!

9 a.m., Wednesday, April 4, State House Room 100 or Representatives Hall: Keep Only Desired Union Representation

HB 1645 would allow employers to hold elections to remove a public sector union from operation if certain thresholds are met, such as the number of union employees in a bargaining unit decreases to a certain percentage. This bill as amended is an effort to end the entrenchment of public sector unions and potentially break-up several union monopolies that have been driving up the cost of employing people in government. Public sector unionization has become unsustainable to the point that many public sector employees now make more in pay and benefits than their private-sector counterparts.

9:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 4, State House Room 100 or Representatives Hall: Establish a Right to Work in New Hampshire

Unions currently enjoy monopoly status at many companies and in many units of government, which is unconstitutional under Part 2, Article 83 of the N.H. Constitution. Because of unions’ monopoly, many potential employees have no choice but to join the union or pay-off the union with so-called “agency fees.” No one should ever be forced to pay a third-party private organization money just so they can have an opportunity to make a living and feed their families. If a union is serving its members, it will have plenty of members who voluntarily wish to join the organization. If not, then that union should have to face the same market forces as any other organization and lose membership until it changes its ways. HB 1677 is a common sense bill that will restore balance in the workplace so employees and employers can contract without unwanted interference from a third party.

9 a.m., Thursday, April 5, State House Room 100 or Representative’s Hall: Prohibit state employees’ unions from collecting fees from non-members

HB 383 would prohibit the state employees’ union from collecting “agency fees” from non-members. It goes into effect only with the next approved contract, and applies only to state employees, however it is an important step in the right direction toward making New Hampshire a Right to Work state.

Find the report here.

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