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New Hampshire And The Common Core: Stop The High Stakes Testing

On Monday Laura Knoy and the Exchange took up the issues surrounding the Common Core.  Common Core are standards that define what all student are expected to know and be able to do, these standards focus on what is most essential. They do not tell us how teachers should teach but … Continue reading

Corporations Are Stealing From Hard Working Americans

If you do not agree that corporations are stealing from Americans then you do not understand our current tax structure. It is a well known fact that there are many multi-billion dollar corporations that do not pay any taxes to the federal government. They use the current tax codes to … Continue reading

Free Keene from ‘Free-Keene’: A Story Of Harassment In The Workplace

If you live in New Hampshire you have probably heard about the Free State Project (FSP).  This group of Libertarians who vowed to bring 20,000 members to New Hampshire in an effort to increase their personal freedoms.  ”What I propose is a Free State Project, in which freedom-minded people of all … Continue reading

Can You Feel It? Workers Standing Together In Strikes Across The Country

Something’s happening out there. Last week, fast-food workers at more than 30 restaurants in St. Louis walked off their jobs in a one-day strike, seeking better pay and benefits and the ability to form a union. After United Steelworkers members authorized a strike over safety issues last week, Exxon Mobil … Continue reading

Overtime vs. Comp Time: US House Pushes To Take Away Overtime Pay

This week the US House passed legislation to strike down advances made by unions and workers for decades.  Through collective bargaining workers have made significant advances in the areas of time off and overtime pay. The US House, led by their Tea Party Speaker John Boehner, want to take that … Continue reading

D.C. Circuit Court Of Appeals Puts Employers Speech Above Workers Rights

How many times have you seen this poster? This is the ‘Employee Rights’ poster that was mandated by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to be prominently displayed in over 6 million worksites.   That was until a Circuit Court of Appeals Judge decided the ‘freedom of speech’ of the employer is more important … Continue reading

Brigadier General Adams’s And Sen. Murphy Says ‘Our National Security Is At Risk From Outsourcing’

As if loosing our good jobs to China was not bad enough now our national security is at risk because of the policies set forth in Washington.  We are at risk of being forced into a position where the United States could be called into war and we cannot supply … Continue reading

Profit margins from cheap clothing? Or worker safety? Where are our priorities?

Yesterday, there was yet another fire in yet another garment factory near Dhaka, Bangladesh. This time eight people died, including the factory’s managing director and a top police official. “The blaze comes just two weeks after the collapse of the eight-story Rana Plaza building, home to five garment factories, killed … Continue reading

Highlighted Posts

Imagine A Wold Without The USPS, This Infographic Shows What We Would Lose

Can you imagine what the world would look like without the US Postal Service? With the never ending attacks on the USPS, this could soon be a reality. We cannot allow this to happen. The USPS handles 438 million pieces of mail every day, moving over 40% of the worlds mail.

Sad Day In The NH HOUSE For NH Workers

Today the NH House voted to kill the expanded gambling bill, SB 152. SB152 was a bill about creating new jobs. The same jobs that many of these House members campaigned on. This also means that NH is going to continue to starve our budgets. SB152 would have added $80 million dollars in new revenue to the NH Budget. After todays vote, that is gone.

Once Again Faith Leaders Come Out To Support Workers Rights To Organize

For years the Catholic church has been working to expand the rights of workers in an effort to combat poverty. I was very please today to share an editorial from Monsignor Jack Schuler of Missouri. Monsignor Schuler explains the strong relationship between workers and the Catholic church.

NH Young Democrats and Young Republicans Come Together To Oppose Voter ID Changes

Young Republicans and young Democrats come together to oppose Voter ID restrictions being debated in the NH Legislature. The current debate is about stopping ‘phase two’ of the O’Brien legislation that would greatly reduce the number of allowable forms of identification. This means that student IDs would no longer be valid.