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New England Right To Work Committee: A Post Office Box and a Lobbyist

by: Zandra Rice Hawkins

Wed Jun 08, 2011 at 14:43:00 PM EDT
Cross-posted at Granite State Progress

Ever seen the office or webpage for the New England Right To Work Committee, a front group for corporate special interests pushing anti-worker legislation in New Hampshire?

Neither had we. Until now.

Yes, that's right. It's a post office box. In Concord, actually. Is there an office? Not that we've been easily able to find. Or a website? Nil. According to the Secretary of State's lobbyist filings, the NE Right to Work for Less Committee is located at PO Box 4076 in Concord. It employs one lobbyist in the state.

Interestingly, the National Right to Work Committee had another active lobbyist in the state until June 1st, at which time paperwork was withdrawn from the SOS office. Perhaps they realized that New Hampshire is not a state that will give up its rights easily.

We'd share more, but there doesn't appear to be any since the committee is not registered as a non-profit in New Hampshire and as we know from an election complaint currently under investigation by the NH Attorney General's office, being transparent is not something they do well.
Zandra Rice Hawkins :: New England Right To Work Committee: A Post Office Box and a Lobbyist
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New England Right To Work Committee: A Post Office Box and a Lobbyist | 9 comments
Just another bunch (4.00 / 3)
of outsiders come to tell NH how to live and work.  There's a lot of this going on this year, isn't there?
It's what happens when the FS-ers come in n/t (4.00 / 2)


"We start working to beat these guys right now." -Jed Bartlet
[ Parent ]
yesterday's presser covered by Nashua Telegraph (4.00 / 3)
UL's Tom Fahey,NHPR's Josh Rogers also. Nice!

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com...
Big stakes for small businesses
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN
CONCORD - Several small-business owners tried to counter claims Tuesday that New Hampshire industry supports the right-to-work law.

The bill (HB 474) would prevent a requirement that employees either pay dues or so-called fair share fees to cover the cost of union collective bargaining.

The New Hampshire AFL-CIO union organized a telephone conference call to press the case to sustain Gov. John Lynch's veto of the bill.

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"These are outside agitators who are trying to push an agenda that doesn't really fit New Hampshire," Bresler said. "Live free or die means a lot of things, but it also means making your own decisions."



note to close readers: this might be sarcastic so think twice before reading to candidates for use in their attacks on each other
Thanks! n/t (4.00 / 1)

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wow Zandra, that office is even smaller than yours n/t (4.00 / 2)

How? (4.00 / 3)
How do they fit so many flying monkeys in such a little space?
[ Parent ]
Flying, yes. But not monkeys, (0.00 / 0)
think smaller and more circular.

They. Don't. Care.
We do.
Rinse, repeat.
[ Parent ]
Flying, yes. But not monkeys, (0.00 / 0)
think smaller and more circular.

They. Don't. Care.
We do.
Rinse, repeat.
[ Parent ]
Interesting echo effect n/t (0.00 / 0)


They. Don't. Care.
We do.
Rinse, repeat.
[ Parent ]
New England Right To Work Committee: A Post Office Box and a Lobbyist | 9 comments

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