Tag: PFFNH

Janus vs AFSCME: Let the union hem-hawing on the decision begin!

September 26, 2018June 28, 2018

by Skip

This will be a running post for a bit as I know that the repercussions are going to last for a while – there’s a whole dump truck load of pebbles that are going to be launched in to the pond and ripple for a long, long time (most will be reformatted, emphasis mine). Let’s start off with this one from the Union Leader :

The court ruled that forcing non-members to pay agency fees to unions whose views they may oppose violates their rights to free speech and free association under the Constitution’s First Amendment. Workers in the public sector who do not want to pay agency fees could start withholding them immediately, said Bill McQuillen, president of the Professional Firefighters of New Hampshire.

“The Supreme Court has spoken and that’s the law of the land,” he said. “It’s an unfortunate decision, as it now makes it more difficult for people to represent the middle-class workers. That having been said, I don’t believe it’s going to have a big impact on our organization because by and large our members want to affiliate with the PFFNH.”

No,

David Lang Wins Free Speech Award…Say What?

September 26, 2018December 10, 2012

by Steve MacDonald

David Lang is the President of the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire (PFFNH). The PFFNH has a mission, beyond the obvious one of representing fire fighters, and that is to elect Democrats and progressive (r)epublicans, the latter in places that are unlikely to vote for a ‘D.’

This is a union that has invested no small sum in cash and man hours to elect and keep Democrats in power in New Hampshire. So when I learned that the guy in charge of that union had just received the Nackey Loeb First Amendment Award I though it was a joke.

Rockingham 14 Has RINO Written All Over It

September 26, 2018July 9, 2011

by Steve MacDonald

RINO's I have no end of respect for Firefighters and their commitment to others, but politically there is very little evidence that when they run as (r)epublicans in New Hampshire they have any intention of supporting the party or the platform.

The latest example is in Rockingham 14 where Veteran Firefighter Kevin Janvrin has won the low-turnout GOP primary for an upcoming special election. While I’d be more than happy to have Kevin working as an EMT in my town, I have serious doubts about him working for Republicans in Rock 14.

Mr. Janvrin’s reported largest primary contributor was David Lang, the President of the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire. Mr. Lang’s PAC, of which he is the chairman, has a very specific union agenda. It donates almost 100% of its campaign dollars exclusively to democrat committees and candidates. (Through the PFFNH PAC and another PAC the union runs, Middle Class NH PAC.) So why support Mr. Janvrin with a personal donation when the only other one I could find of similar value was to Democrat Jackie Cilley?

The answer is to try and make sure the outcome is irrelevant. That way the union gets its agenda addressed no matter which party wins. An agenda that aligns 99.9% of the time with big-government, nanny-state left wingers. So if PFFNH gives him money he looks like a connected union plant, but lets be honest, having it come from Lang is no different. Janvrin looks like another union lackey running as a (r)epublican.

It will be interesting to see the other finance reports for Rock 14. Maybe PFFNH or one of its officers is or has placed bets on the other side of the race as well. (Janvrin has reported only had three primary donations-Lang, a firefighter Frank Chase, and another from Jabe Felch.)

Another point of interest is Mr. Janvrin’s candidate blurb, the beauty queen contestant equivalent of "If I am lucky enough to win the pageant this is what I’d like to do" remarks. While these are intentionally ‘generic’ his does little to suggest he has been advised by anyone outside the union-left wing cabal. They are full of democrat pap, with little obvious difference from that of his "left wing" opponent.