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Maggie Fogarty and Arnie Alpert of American Friends Service Committee – NH bring you the radio edition of the State House Watch newsletter. Guests are Dylan Carney of NH Youth (https://www.nhyouthmovement.org/) and Jim Nall, labor negotiator for the State Employees Association (http://www.seiu1984.org/).
Legislative final month scramble; conference committees; May 24 deadline; HB 1264 voter suppression; HB 1319 transgender bill IS; SB 193 school vouchers, downshifting; SB 313 medicaid expansion; death penalty repeal, Rep. O’Leary clip, Rep. Cushing clip, Governor: 271-2121, https://business.nh.gov/nhgovernor/comments.asp; – “This Little Light”, Mavis Staples -; Dylan Carney, NH Youth Movement; start with a story; voter suppression; HB 1264; poll tax; residency; SB 3 (lawsuit); bills may be in force by the September primary; movement is generally more about candidates than specific bills; why do we like New Hampshire?; – “We Do the Work”, Jon Fromer – ; Jim Nall, State Employees Association; contract expired June 30, 2017; coalition bargaining; outgoing/incoming governor; proposal promised unknown future wage settlement; fact finder, extensive research; reciprocity; labor shortage; does increased productivity mean increased wages?; Governor’s offer in April following fact finder report; D.O.T. boot allowance sunset removed; supplemental sick leave, disability; contract process, union senate, voting; ballots, worksite visits; contract goes to Joint Finance committee; US Supreme Court Janus case re: public sector “right to work”; – SHW announcements – ; May 1 many overlapping MayDay observances; ….. immigrants; medex; Poor Peoples Campaign.
