Category Archives: Unions
New Hampshire lawmakers narrowly reject 2nd effort to have state taxpayers contribute to local pensions
An effort to resurrect a bill that would put the state of New Hampshire on the hook for $171 million in local government employee pension contributions over the next four years was defeated by a single vote in the state’s … Continue reading
GST Opposes HB 413 Pension Cost Shift
GST Opposes Having the State Pay for Local County and Town Employee Pension Costs. HB413 would require the State to pay 15 percent of the normal and accrued liability contributions of political subdivision retirement system employers for group I teachers and … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, taxes, Unions
Tagged Granite State Taxpayers, HB 413, Pensions
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The Timberlane Teachers’ Union Cares
School Board members arrived at their seats on Dec. 21 to find a letter from the Timberlane Teachers Association on top of their agenda material. To my knowledge, this has not been previously published. I obtained it a few days … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Donna Green, Education, Unions
Tagged Arthur Green, SAU 55, Teacher's Union
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NH Democrats: School Choice is Only for Children who can Afford it
There’s been a lot of lies and misinformation spread by Democrats and of course, New Hampshire Unions, but the main purpose of the bill is to allow children to have the best education possible. Not every parent can afford to pay high … Continue reading
Right-to-Work in New Hampshire: Good for Workers and Unions
Anti-worker rights activists like to refer to Right-to-Work laws as “Right-to-Work (For Less),” in their attempt to scare union members and lawmakers. But Right-to-Work actually brings more – not less – to states that pass these laws: more jobs, more … Continue reading
Congressional Dems propose taxpayer-funded private pension bailout
Congressional Democrats want a federal bailout of private sector pensions. An expert thinks that states like Michigan, New Hampshire and Illinois, with a combined hundreds of billions of dollars in public pension debt, would try to be next in line, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bailout, Congress, Pensions, Public Sector, Unions
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Teamster’s Union being run by “political hacks.”
O’Brien said the union is being run by non-elected “full-time political hacks” who have never been Teamsters and whom other Teamster officials have complained about for years. “It is a situation which you tolerate, and I don’t have the confidence … Continue reading
NH Prison Guard Union Wants Contract to Address Staffing Crisis
A union representing prison guards is urging state officials to renew a labor contract as part of an ongoing effort to address a severe staffing shortage at state prisons. Teamsters Local 633 represents more than 380 state correctional officers. The … Continue reading
Nashua Teachers’ Union Plans Actions In Contract Dispute
The Nashua Teachers’ Union says teachers might cut back on their responsibilities if the Board of Education doesn’t come to a contract agreement this week. Teachers started the new school year without a contract. Union president Adam Marcoux says the board … Continue reading
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