Nancy Bourdeau

HB 1704 would grant special status to certain workers that will allow for discrimination, favoritism, and ultimately weaken the voice’s of teachers at work in New Hampshire. This bill is a direct assault on one of the key components of collective bargaining that is known to be used against unions often. It seeks to divide workers to weaken their efforts to negotiate fair pay, benefits, safety provisions, and respect in the workplace. What is even more egregious is that the proponents of this bill are using politics to attempt to divide public employees by exempting police and fire unions from this legislative attack. I implore you to reject this bill to protect our teachers and other public employees.