NH House Budget Committee Attacks State Employees Collective Bargaining Agreement

Source: NH Labor News

The NH House Finance Committee is recklessly and irresponsibly recommending severe budget cuts. No one and nothing has been spared. Last week they recommended cutting the NH Dept. of Transportation’s budget to the point that our roads will be unsafe; and practically eliminating our state’s safety net for NH’s most vulnerable people; and today they are attacking the public employees who work to fulfill the promise of the NH way of life. We are very disappointed with the actions taken by the House Finance committee this morning – removing funding for the state employees’ 2015-2017 collective bargaining agreement from the budget.

“This contract was a modest agreement reached in good faith with the Governor for the hardworking state employees and the legislature should honor that agreement,” said Richard Gulla, president of SEA/SEIU Local 1984. “This is a deliberate attack on the working families of the state and on the collective bargaining process by the House Republicans.”

Recognizing that the state budget process is still continuing, we hope that ultimately the legislature will fund this fair agreement for the dedicated individuals who keep our roads and bridges passable, operate health and safety agencies, protect our tourism industry, and keep our economy moving.


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