Today, New Hampshire looks to be moving toward on Right to Work legislation in the state legislature. H.B 474 will be introduced to the LABOR, INDUSTRIAL AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES Committee. Representatives Hall 10:30 a.m. HB 474-FN, relative to freedom of choice on whether to join a labor union.
H.B 474 will be introduced by the following Representatives: Smith, Baldasaro, Seidel, Lauer-Rago, Holden, Brosseau, Summers, and Forsythe. For more information on these Reps, visit this link: http://dailyscroogealert.blogspot.com/2011/02/whos-pushing-hb-474-right-to-work-in.html

New Hampshire

Three proposals will undermine economy
Concord Monitor
... many times by New Hampshire legislators since before Ronald Reagan was president. It's mislabeled as the "Right to Work" law, is designed to eliminate ...

Right-to-work bill wrong for our state
As a worker in the state of New Hampshire, I strongly oppose the passage of HB 474, which is being referred to as the Right to Work bill. ...

NH State House Watch Jan. 28, 2011 | American Friends Service ...
This is the second issue of AFSC's New Hampshire State House Watch newsletter. ... This is more commonly named “Right To Work” and more accurately called ...

Maine

Protect working people
Times Record
If Right to Work (or “Right to Work ... For Less” as I call it) passes, it will leave Maine's... working families vulnerable. Under existing law, nobody can be

Indiana

Chamber touts growth from right-to-work law | The Journal Gazette ...
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Chamber of Commerce released a statewide poll Monday showing support for right-to-work legislation, as well as academic research ...

State Chamber Pushes Right to Work | Indiana | onPolitix
Chamber President Kevin Brinegar released a poll this morning shows 69% of voters in support of a bill that would ban union contracts that force all workers ...

Right-to-Work Would Put More Hoosiers to Work - Indianapolis Metro ...
It's a straightforward answer: Pass a right-to-work law. We shared some general benefits of RTW on Friday and promised some Indiana-specific numbers today. ...

Michigan

Parker: GOP's anti-labor bill will hurt business ...
The new Republican majority in the Michigan House of Representatives has targeted ... The legislation known among labor as "the right to work for less" or ...

Bledsoe pushes Hire Michigan First,
Tim Bledsoe's office announced this week that he will reintroduce the Hire Michigan First plan, a job-creation package. Hire Michigan First would reward ...

Pennsylvania

Union-free contractors may sue Pennsylvania county over ...

By Editor
Eileen Watt, president of the Association of Builders and Contractors of Western Pennsylvania, said Wednesday that a labor stabilization agreement signed in 2009 by county commissioners is exclusionary and prohibits nonunion firms from ...

Wisconsin

Walker targeting state worker benefits

Gov. Scott Walker promised to target public employee benefits and Medicaid programs in order to deal with Wisconsin's budget shortfall, but offered few details in his first State of the State speech on Tuesday about how he will plug the $3.2 billion gap.

What proponents of Right to Work are saying

80% of Union Members Agree, Right To Work is Best Policy
By NRTW Committee Staff
80% of Union Members Agree, Right To Work is Best Policy. On February 2, 2011, By NRTW Committee Staff. When asked, workers choose freedom, even union workers. In Frank Luntz' recent poll, 80% of union members chose the Right To Work ...

Some Revealing Data from the 2010 Census
The New American
According to Bruce Walker at enterstageright.com, states that have adopted right-to-work... laws are growing more quickly than states without these laws.

Right to Work's Electoral Clout Rising
The key reason Right to Work states are growing more rapidly is that a net total of .... Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri ...

Who's pushing H.B. 474 Right to Work in New Hampshire?

Al Baldasaro, Rockingham 3, has voted wrong on labor concerns on a number of occasions.

In 2009 he voted against a bill that requires employers to pay laid off employees their full wages at the time of the layoff. His vote was in the minority in the house, 194 – 164.

In 2008 he voted against a bill which requires, upon the expiration of an existing collective bargaining agreement with public employees, that the terms of the previous agreement be honored until a new agreement is reached. This bill passed in the House 186 – 128.

In 2007 he voted against raising the minimum wage to $6.50 per hour as of September 1st, 2007 and to $7.25 per hour as of September 1st, 2008

Representative Will Smith, Rockingham 18, was elected in 2008. He is President/Chief Executive Officer, Telco Systems Incorporated and Senior Vice President, US West Incorporated. In 2009 he voted against a bill that requires employers to pay laid off employees their full wages at the time of the layoff. His vote was in the minority in the house, 194 – 164.

Representative Carl W. Seidel (Hillsborough 20) also voted against a bill that requires employers to pay laid off employees their full wages at the time of the layoff. His vote was in the minority in the house, 194 – 164.

Representative Frank Holden (Hillsborough 4) also voted against a bill that requires employers to pay laid off employees their full wages at the time of the layoff. His vote was in the minority in the house, 194 – 164.

Representative Charles Brosseau , Grafton 6, was just elected in 2010.

Representative Jim Summers , Hillsborough 26, was just elected in 2010.

Representative Jim Forsythe was just elected in 2010. But he has an interesting resume.

Research Scientist, University of New Hampshire, 2008-present
Owner, Forsythe Consulting, Limited Liability Company, 2008-present
Partner, Cobalt Solutions, Limited Liability Company, 2003-2007
Development Engineer, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Reserves, 2003-2007
Associate Professor of Aeronautics, United States Air Force Academy, 1998-2003
Air Force Pilot (KC-135), United States Air Force, 1991-1998