Timberlane Proud-TSSU President Laurie Herchenroder
TSSU President Laurie Herchenroder and TTA and TSSU Members are Timberlane Proud.
Please take a moment to review the roll call of the state state representatives' vote on defeat of so-called Right to Work. A "yea" vote was for defeat of RTW. If you click on the name, you can find the contact information for your representative. Please send a thank you note or give them a call and let them know their vote in support of working families is appreciated.
Yesterday was a good day, a very good day for us in the NH House. As you most likely know by now, a coalition of Democrats and courageous Republican representatives thwarted out-of-state corporate interests and defeated so-called ‘right to work’ legislation (SB 11) on a 200-177 vote. Defying Governor Sununu and his anti-worker agenda, Representatives also blocked Republican plans to bring forward another so-called ‘right to work’ bill in March, thereby effectively killing the issue for the next two years. This was a hard-fought victory, produced by the hard work of a broad coalition of labor unions, faith-based and community action organizations working together, designing an effective strategy, and carrying it out through the work of thousands of individuals writing and calling their State Representatives. The parliamentary maneuvers on the floor of the House were carried out with nary a hitch, but it all would be for naught without the work of so many of you. Thank you!
BOW, NH FEBRUARY 16, 2017:
AFT-NH President Douglas Ley released the following statement on the defeat of so-called Right to Work by the New Hampshire House.
“We are extremely pleased that the NH House defeated Right to Work by a 200-177 vote today. The defeat of this bill was the result of cooperation across party lines and hard work by our members, fellow union brothers and sisters in the labor movement and community allies. The actions by the NH House today puts to bed this divisive legislation for at least another 2 years. We thank legislators who stood with working families.”
AFT-NH represents approximately 4,000 teachers, school support staff, city and town employees, police officers, library employees, and higher education faculty. AFT-NH is a member of the New Hampshire AFL-CIO and is the state affiliate for the American Federation of Teachers with more than 3,000 local affiliates nationwide, 43 state affiliates, and more than 1.3 million members.
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AFT-NH Statement on Confirmation of Frank Edelblut for Commissioner of Education
Bow, NH FEBRUARY 15, 2017:
AFT-NH President Douglas Ley released the following statement on the confirmation of Frank Edelblut as Commissioner of Education.
Bow, NH - February 10, 2017
Besides the snowstorms this week, the big news out of Concord is the current status of ‘right to work’ legislation, legislative action on the NH Retirement System, and the continuing saga of Frank Edelblut as NH’s own version of Betsy DeVos.
The NH House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee on February 8th recommended against both so-called Right to Work bills by a 14-17 vote. The first vote before the full house wil be on Thursday, February 16th. You can read written testimony submitted by local AFT-NH leaders by clicking on the below links.
Alex Luhtjarv, Hillsboro-Deering Federation of Teachers
Kelly D'Errico, Hillsboro-Deering Support Staff
Elizabeth Lavoie, Hudson Federation of Teachers
Joshua English, Keene Police Officers' Association
Adam Marcoux, Nashua Teachers' Union
Deirdre Conway, Newfound Teachers' Union
Sandra Lee Ellis, Raymond Educational Support Staff
Marie Bahlert, Rochester Federation of Teachers
Ryan Richman, Timberlane Teachers' Association