The idea that you should have the right to organize a union continues to poll well. A majority of Americans support the concept of collective bargaining units. But what happens when you ask them if they want to pay union dues to union bosses?
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Keith Erf – candidate for NH State House, Hillsborough County 2 (Weare/Deering)
I’m Keith Erf, candidate for state representative in Weare and Deering. I’m running for State representative to champion limited government. I’ve lived in Weare for 37 years. My wife, Louisa, and I raised four children here where they attended Weare schools.
I started my business, KyTek, in 1991 developing automated systems for the publishing industry. As a small business owner and member of the Weare Finance Committee, I’ve seen firsthand how NH business taxes, property taxes and expanding government negatively impacts our communities. We need representation in Concord that fights for our best interests, limiting government and taxation so current and future generations can afford to live and work in our community.
As a member of the Weare Finance Committee, I look to find a taxpayer-friendly balance between the needs of the town and schools and the costs to our residents. From the vantage point of the Finance Committee I have learned that we need representation in Concord that will avoid legislation that places costs on Weare and Deering requiring us to increase our local property taxes.
Jose’ Eduardo Cambrils – candidate for NH State House, Merrimack County 9 (Cantebury/Loudon)
“I am seeking a seat in the NH House of Representatives because of my love for this great State of NH and more specifically the towns of Canterbury and Loudon. I lived in Canterbury for 13 years and still own a beautiful piece of land there. My wife and I have now lived in Loudon for the past 2 years. There is no other place on earth that we would rather be.
My entire life I have had a “Servant Leader” style of leadership. I humbly request your vote, and if I get the Honor and Privilege to represent these two wonderful towns, you have my word that your voices and concerns will be heard.”
-Jose’ Eduardo Cambrils
Born in Tunas, Cuba in 1960. Jose’ and his family immigrated (legally)…
Extend worker freedom to all of New Hampshire
AFTER THE landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on worker freedom, Janus v. AFSCME, New Hampshire now has the opportunity to become the first state in the Northeast to pass right-to-work legislation and expand freedom for thousands of workers.
The court found that because collective bargaining with the government affects public policy issues like pension liabilities, taxes, spending and more, it equates to lobbying and thus political speech. Public employees are now protected from having their hard-earned money automatically deducted from their paycheck and directed toward political speech they may disagree with.
Seven New Hampshire House Republicans Try To Silence Political Speech They Don’t Like
American’s for Prosperity in New Hampshire has been doing some issues advocacy. Alerting the residents of seven House Districts held by sitting (r)epublicans that their elected officials opposed Right to Work.
The seven “Republican” House Reps are mad at AFP for daring to let voters, who might not otherwise notice, know how they voted. So they wrote a letter to the Secretary of State and the State’s Attorney General questioning AFP-New Hampshire status as a nonprofit 501(c)4.
Put another way; this truth could hurt them politically and rather than explain their votes to constituents they’ve taken the liberal road to silence an inconvenient exercise of free speech.
So why is NH State Rep Mark Proulx against the GOP Platform? And against Private Contract? And Self-Agency. Freedom?
It is because of HIM I have to join a union against my will and contra my Freedom! Thanks for nuttin. In this, you are a totalitarian simply because I want to freely contract with my employer – and you decided to not let me. So what WILL you run on if the Janus vs … Read more
Quick Thought: One would think that all Republicans would be voting FOR more Individual Freedoms…use your vote against them
From the NH GOP Platform:
- Support legislation to allow workers to decide the allocation of the portion of their union dues used for political purposes
- We believe in free people, free markets and free enterprise
To that latter point – if unions have the mindset that they can prevent competition and lock potential workers out of jobs, that’s no longer a free labor market. And those locked out of a job because it is a closed shop are no longer free to compete. On those two points, Americans For Prosperity NH (“AFP”) is now about to do the job that the NH GOP continuously fails to do – holding RINOS that stray to supporting the Democrat agenda accountable. From the Union Leader (emphasis mine, reformatted):
Scoring Legislators, State Economies, and Even Voters
We discuss AFP’s legislative scorecard for New Hampshire, scorecards, and surveys in general, the advantages for workers and state economies of passing Right to Work, a tiny diatribe to the grumpy electorate, why votes matter, and more.
GrokTALK! Show #155
Greg Moore from AFP-NH and NH House Rep JR Hoell join us to discuss Right to Work, economic freedom, business taxes, Medicaid expansion and Obamacare, wages, free markets and more.
Data Point: When the Government isn’t collecting the check for unions, guess what happens…
It seems that the Public Sector union members decide to tell the union leadership “Check’s in the mail!”. Imagine that – for all of the bluster of “Solidarity Forever!”, “Workers standing side by side!” and “Mighty, Mighty Union!”, as soon as these Union Members have the Freedom to decide “er, SHOULD I send that check in, now that the Government isn’t TAKING it from me automatically”?
More than two years after Scott Walker’s showdown with organized labor in Wisconsin, the official numbers for the state’s public sector union membership are in — and they are down. Way down.
You betcha! American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 40:
- 2011 – 31,730
- 2012 – 29,777
- 2013 – 20,488 now.
Notable Quote – Governor Scott Walker, Wisconsin
“Real reform doesn’t happen in our nation’s capital; it happens in our statehouses all across this great country.”
Are You a Union Member or a Lease?
After reading an article posted by Mike Antonucci yesterday at HotAir – included in it’s entirety below – I went to the NH Public Employee Labor Relations Board site to scan some NH collective bargaining agreements to learn whether this question should be asked here in NH. In at least one case – the first one I read, in fact – the answer maybe ‘yes’.
7.3.1 Breaching of Contract.
Bargaining unit members will not be released from their individual teacher contracts without special permission and agreement from the Merrimack Valley School Board. Board action will be taken at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting after receiving such a request.
Any attempt by a bargaining unit member to resign, except in extenuating circumstances and when released by the School Board as set forth in this section, will constitute a breach of contract. A premature departure cost equal to 2% of Bachelor Step One (payable to the District before a release is granted) will be levied against any bargaining unit member who attempts to breach their individual teacher contract after June 1st. The amount will increase to 4% of Bachelor Step One after July 1st and will increase again to 6% of Bachelor Step One after August 1st. In addition, the District may charge the departing bargaining unit member legal fees incurred while enforcing this part of the collective bargaining agreement.
So, is this a bad thing? Read the rest of the story.
Unedited Union Attack Video
Steven Crowder answers the question of pretext to the union violence in Michigan with this unedited video and asks, why are their no union protesters video taping the goings-on while the Right to Work folks have multipe cameras recording activists on both sides. Maybe this is why? Hot Air
Michigan Right To Work…Voters Set The Stage
Lee Stranahan has a nice Graphic that gives us a view of how voters in Michigan sent a signal to their state representatives.
In a state Obama won easily by 9 points, a ballot measure to make collective barging a constitutional right in that state failed by 15 points. Stranhan suggests that the confluence of these to sets of votes–as contradictory as they might seem–was a message to legislators that there was room for Right to Work in Michigan.
Footage from Inside AFP Tent In Michigan
This is footage shot from inside the AFP tent in Lansing as the tent was overrun by angry union protesters and began to come down. It’s very shaky but here it is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0NUGfR4cWkM
Witness To Union Thuggery
Breitbart is posting a series of statements by people who observed or were objects of Union thuggery in Michigan. I’ve posted one here on the front and several more on the jump. They are each relatively short so take a few moments to watch them. It is important to understand that this was not just a bunch of toughs flexing, people who followed the law were denied the right to peaceably assemble for no other reason than that they had an opinion different from that of the union protesters.
Oh, and then there’s the profanity, spitting, threats, and physical abuse. And make sure you watch the last video with Tim Bos. He’ll tell you about the Lansing Union cops who watched the whole thing unfold…and did nothing.
Stu Sandler
Tweet of the Day – Week – Ever? on Unions Vs Right to Work?
Fellow Grokster(ette?) Susan Olsen dropped this into our email this morning. No, not ‘the royal ‘Our’ as in the royal ‘we,’ as in ‘We are not amused.’ I mean “Our” as in our Grok group email. Anyway, this hits it out of the park on Michigan and Right to Work, and the Unions and Democrats and Obama (oh, My!), or anyone for that matter, squawking about benefits for those who accept the choice to not have to pay dues…
This guy is officially Our hero. I am embarrassed that We didn’t think of it first.
Michigan AFP Tent Truthers?
You’ve heard by now, I hope, that the American’s for Prosperity (AFP) Tent in Lansing, Michigan (State Capital), was knocked down and overrun by angry Union protesters–while some activists remained trapped underneath? (You can find Grok Coverage on that and more here, here, here, and here.) AFP was there on the front lines to educate and … Read more
Update AFP -Michigan
Right to work Bills have passed both Houses of the Michigan State Legislature and the governor has already said he’d sign them into law.
Earlier today Tim Condon updated us with the video of union protesters knocking down the Americans for Prosperity tent in Lansing, trapping some activists under it. It’s sad but none of us were surprised by this. Nor are we surprised by this from a recent email blast by Tim Phillips, President of Americans For Prosperity…
Right now, the Left—union bosses, special interest groups, and even President Obama himself—is ramping up pressure for him to not sign these necessary workers’ rights reforms.
Tim Phillips continues…
Michigan Union Thuggery – Give us what we want or we will hurt you!
Noted Conservative comedian Steven Crowder (whose videos we have posted here on the ‘Grok) paid a physical price simply for expressing a political viewpoint. Grokster Tim posted the video of the union thugs assaulting other peoples’ private property (the AFP tent) and Grokster Steve put up more updates.
This one picture simply confirms what many have said for years – the only tactic that unions can employ against the general public is fear and intimidation – the Rule of the Strong Man. Sure, they can scream “This is what Democracy looks like” – really, this is how they wish to portray their version of democracy, go for it.
Problem is this (via Instapundit):
Answer?