Concord Monitor:
“Right to work” legislation attempt returns to NH Legislature

The Concord Monitor -- the daily newspaper of New Hampshire's state capitol -- covered the efforts of New England Citizens for Right to Work and others to end forced unionism in the Granite State.

Ethan DeWitt reports:

"..Efforts to pass “right-to-work” laws in other states have been bitter, divisive affairs pitting powerful unions against corporate interests. So far New Hampshire’s is no exception. At a hearing for SB 61 Tuesday, advocates for the policy clashed with a broad array of union heads and employees who testified in opposition to the change.

To right-to-work supporters, SB 61 is about fairness to individuals.

“This bill would guarantee workers the right to decide for themselves,” said McKayne Boedeker, the executive director of New England Citizens for Right to Work, a political action committee.

Boedeker argued that when polled, employees liked the concept of choosing whether to join a union. And he argued that without right-to-work law, unions would not have an incentive to convince workers to join them.

“The fact is good unions don’t need forced dues, and bad unions don’t deserve them,” he said..."

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Read more at the Concord Monitor:

“Right to work” legislation attempt returns to New Hampshire Legislature