Senator Bradley, Let’s See How You Would Do On $290 A Week
New Hampshire does not have the highest cost of living in the 50 United States; however, our cost of living is not cheap by any means. For those who work in low wage jobs, the cost of living adds immense pain on their wallets. Right now, New Hampshire uses the … Continue reading →
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 →
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.