CONCORD, N.H. — Teamsters Local 633 and other New Hampshire union members assembled outside of the state house Wednesday in opposition to House Bill 238, also known at the “right-to-work” bill.
According to the legislation, HB 238 would prohibit collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.
Detractors of the bill, like the Secretary-Treasurer of Local 633 Jeff Padellaro, claim it’s an attempt by out-of-state billionaires to exert their influence in the Granite State and harms workers unions.
“This is nothing but an attack on working families and it needs to treated that way,” Padellaro said.
April Richer, a Dover City Council member and Local 633 member testified against the bill, echoing similar sentiments. “The union is not somebody or something, it is an organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members interest with regards to wages, benefits, and working conditions,” she said. “Employees should determine their own futures, and I want people who value being in a union to be in a union.”
If New Hampshire were to adopt right-to-work, it would become one of 27 states across the country with such a policy.
Supporters of the bill include The National Federation of Independent Business, which is the nation’s leading small business advocacy association.
Director John Reynolds testified in support of the bill, claiming the legislation “protects the ability of small businesses and workers to determine their own fates.”
“In a survey conducted by NFIB, over 80 percent of Grante State small business owners back adoption of Right to Work,” he said. “Notably, the policy becomes even more popular with small businesses over time – 90 percent support retaining Right to Work once enacted.”
The bill was reintroduced on January 3.
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