NH Union Leader newspaper reports: Right-to-Work could resurface
with a vengeance

In his weekly State House Dome column for the New Hampshire Union Leader, Kevin Landrigan reports:

Right-to-Work could resurface with a vengeance

It’s too early to know for sure whether the supporters of Right to Work legislation could end nearly 30 years of defeat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

The issue is over prohibiting the practice in private industry of unions compelling workers to become a member or pay fees to cover the cost of collective bargaining.

At the very least, the issue is in a “better space” going into 2025 than it’s been in the last six years when it failed before the House with the defection of rank-and-file Republican members.

There’s no doubt there are the votes to again pass the legislation in the state Senate.

Senate President-to-be Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry, is the only GOP senator on record against the issue.

Ayotte has said she supports the cause, but it remains unclear if she will decide this is an issue important enough to tackle during her first year in office.

The State Employees Association of New Hampshire had endorsed Ayotte in this race and the union remains strongly against the legislation even though the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public employee compulsion to join unions was unconstitutional.

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