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FIGHTING FOR A BETTER FUTURE

AFT-NH members across the state are fighting for a better future during this legislative session.

AFT-NH Legislative Bulletin (May 1, 2026)

Defeat HB 1300 and HB 1792

We are in the final few weeks of the legislative session. Next week there will be a number of votes in House and Senate committees as both bodies must finish their committee work by the end of the week.

AFT President Randi Weingarten shared thoughts on campaigning with up-and-coming PSRP leaders.

PSRP activists swap advice on campaigning

The AFT PSRP leadership conference last month came chock-full of advice from activists on how to optimize campaigns, whether they focus on organizing, politics, a living wage or community service. PSRP co-chairs Carl Williams and Sarah Wofford led the proceedings. Williams is president of the Lawndale (Calif.) Federation of Classified Employees, a former school custodian and president of California’s classified members. Wofford is an accounting specialist for Rogue Community College and president of the Oregon School Employees Association. Eighteen AFT locals sent paraprofessionals and school-related personnel to Chicago April 10-12 for the conference.

From left: Zeph Capo, president of the Texas AFT; Todd Wolfson, the president of the American Association of University Professors; Randi Weingarten, president of the AFT; and Dr. Leonard Bright, a professor at Texas A&M University, unveiled a new policy platform ahead of the 2026 midterms to counter the federal government's attack on higher education. Credit: AAUP

AFT unveils bold [JC1.1]new blueprint to protect higher ed ahead of 2026 midterms

As the Trump administration continues to attack higher education—cutting research grants, targeting free speech and restricting classroom materials—the AFT and the American Association of University Professors have unveiled a powerful new blueprint to restore and preserve higher education, just in time for the 2026 midterms.

AFT-NH Legislative Bulletin (April 24, 2026) Defeat HB 1300

House Defeats SB 101 (Open Enrollment)

Vigilance Still Required

VICTORY. A huge win today as SB 101, Open Enrollment, was tabled in the House after it failed to pass. This was a bipartisan vote with a core group of commonsense Republicans standing with all Democrats to support protecting public schools for all students. The deadline for this bill was today and any attempt to remove it from the table would require a two-thirds vote of the legislature. We do still have HB 751 waiting for action from the committee of conference so the issue is not done, and we will be calling on you again in the

AFT-NH President Deb Howes Statement on Defeat of SB 101

AFT-NH President Deb Howes Statement on Defeat of SB 101 (Open Enrollment)

Granite State public school students won today when the New Hampshire House put the needs of all public-school students first and defeated SB101, an Open Enrollment proposal that was far from ready to become law. All students deserve robust, well-funded public schools in their home districts, and this proposal lacked the safeguards, stable funding, and predictability needed to protect students, classrooms and communities. This bipartisan vote showed respect for local voters and property taxpayers, who voted at annual

AFT-NH Legislative Bulletin (April 17, 2026)

Contact Governor Ayotte Now

Oppose SB 101 (Open Enrollment)

The full House meets this week and will vote on SB 101- the open enrollment bill. To recap where this bill stands, if you choose to be an open enrollment student, the state will pay the district to transfer into at least $9,000 towards your education.