Urgent Action Still Needed on Union-Busting HB 1704

and HB 751 (Open Enrollment)

Two Urgent Actions Needed

Legislative activity is moving along at a fast clip. There were two victories this week when HB 1122 and HB 1830 were defeated. These bills would have required teaching about firearms in our schools would have been required. You registered your opposition and more bad legislation was defeated. Your voices were heard. When we fight together, we win.

There are countless hearings next week as well as executive sessions when bills will be voted out of committee. Please review our tracker to

Urgent Action Needed on Union-Busting HB 1704

and HB 751 (Open Enrollment)

Two Urgent Actions Needed

We are at the point of the legislative session where many pieces of legislation begin to move on multiple tracks. We will continue to use this space to highlight bills that AFT-NH support or oppose in committee as well as highlight important legislation that is moving to the House floor. Please see the list below for our recommendations on supporting or opposing key legislation. Our tracker at the end of the bulletin shows bills we are following for next week and where they are in the process.

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Action Needed on Union-Busting HB 1704

More votes are starting to take place in committees and next week the full House will meet to vote on bills that have already made its way through committee and notably, potentially one bill that has not (more on that below)

The complete tracker is once again provided at the end of this update with AFT-NH position for each bill.  Here are our big priorities next week.

Attack on Public Employees – Red Alert Action Needed

HB 1704, the attack on public employees’ collective bargaining rights was heard by the House Labor Committee last week and there was

Red Alert – Stop the Attack on Public Employees’ Collective Bargaining

Defeat House Bill 1704

Attack on Public Employees – Action Needed

HB 1704, a bill which would erode public employees’ bargaining rights (except police, fire, and corrections officers) and effectively bust most public sector unions is scheduled for hearing this Tuesday, January 27^th at 3:15 pm before the House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee. 

The bill would allow individual employees to bargain individually even when a union contract is in place. This is intended to weaken the union and the rights of the

Up Next - Spending Cap Resurfaces, Open Enrollment, Firearms and Schools, and Vouchers

Next week the legislature will continue to work through the countless scores of bills ahead of them and start to take votes on the bills heard this week.

There will be significant bills heard next week. A complete tracker is provided at the end of this bulletin with the AFT-NH position for each of the bills.  We wanted to highlight a few of these bills which will be heard so you can register your opinion directly to the committee hearing the bill.

Spending Cap Resurfaces in Another Form

HB 1300 was originally