New Hampshire representatives may soon discuss HB 438, an act for “eliminating the automatic union dues payment for state employees,” and probably more so-called right-to-work proposals.
Should New Hampshire be the first New England state to promote that boondoggle?
The pseudo-rationale is to make New Hampshire seem more “business friendly.” Businesses need: dependable infrastructure, such as high-speed Internet, reasonably priced electricity, freedom to use solar, geothermal and other alternative power sources, nearby airports, a tax structure that makes sense to the business and its employees, and yes, happy, well-trained human capital.
Businesses need a work-force able to: afford to live near their safe place of employment, access local quality health care, experience a clean natural environment in which to hunt, fish and recreate, let their kids grow in good school facilities with great teachers, find opportunities to learn about New Hampshire’s past, watch artisans and musicians create, savor locally produced food and enjoy our incredible cultural and natural resources.
So where does anti-union legislation fit in? It’s been imported by American Legislative Exchange Council, the tax-exempt conservative bill mill.
House representatives, don’t let New Hampshire become the 36th state to fall prey to this unnecessary legislation.
Please spend your precious time on proposals that really matter to business, workers and other citizens. In New Hampshire, right-to-work is a wrong solution looking for a problem.
LORNA LANDRY
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