New Hampshire AFL-CIO

2024 NH AFL-CIO Linda Horan Scholarship Program 

This year, in honor of Sister Linda Horan, the NH AFL-CIO will again award scholarship assistance.  Members in good standing of an affiliated local union, their spouses, children, grandchildren, stepchildren, or legal wards are encouraged to apply. A minimum of three scholarships will be  awarded: the first for $1,500, second for $1,000 and third for $750. Additional prizes may be awarded contingent on funding available. 

Scholarship applicants must submit a 750-1,000-word (3 to 4 pages double-spaced) essay on the  following topic: 

A recent poll conducted by the AFL-CIO found that 88% of adults under 30 approve of labor unions with fully 90% approving of strikes. As a member of the next generation of union supporters what factors do you believe contribute to these astronomical levels of support?

Essays will be judged on understanding, writing style, and significance to Labor Unions.  Applicants are encouraged to draw on the experiences of their families and communities. Two  copies of the essay must be submitted – one may be a photocopy. Any wording that identifies  the union member, or the name of the member’s union WILL BE REDACTED, so please avoid use of such identifying information in your essay.  

Those eligible are members in good standing, or the spouses, children, grandchildren,  stepchildren, or legal wards of a member in good standing, of unions affiliated with the NH AFL-CIO. The union member must live or work in New Hampshire. 

A completed application form must be verified by your local union official and must accompany  the essay. Application forms are available from your local union or the NH AFL-CIO, 161 Londonderry Turnpike, Hooksett, NH 03106 (or you can call 603-623-7302). Applications may be downloaded below.

Traditionally scholarships have been awarded at the NH AFL-CIO Annual Labor Day Breakfast.  We would like to continue that tradition of honoring the scholarship winners at the annual  breakfast, but we are also mindful of the benefit of receiving the financial assistance prior to Labor Day, so checks will be available shortly after the winners are announced. The announcement of 2024 Scholarship Winners will be posted on the NH AFL-CIO website, as  well as our Facebook page.

Winners must provide proof of undergraduate enrollment in a college, community college, university, or recognized trade school for the fall semester 2024. 

Essays and application forms must be received by the NH AFL-CIO Scholarship Committee, no later than 4:00 p.m., FRIDAY, August 9th, 2024 NH AFL-CIO, 161 Londonderry  Turnpike, Hooksett, NH 03106.

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Every election cycle, the New Hampshire AFL-CIO endorses candidates up and down the ballot who are dedicated to the betterment of workers and their families. These endorsements are then sent to our entire membership throughout the Granite State. There are more than 100,000 eligible voters in union households in the state of New Hampshire. If you are interested in seeking the endorsement of the New Hampshire AFL-CIO, please fill out and submit the questionnaire below.

Once a questionnaire has been submitted we will present it to the New Hampshire AFL-CIO’s Legislative Committee, who will select the candidates for endorsement, and recommend this endorsement to the entirety of the New Hampshire AFL-CIO Executive Council. If the Executive Council votes to approve the Legislative Committee’s recommendation for endorsement, the candidate will be informed of their endorsement by our organization immediately.

We thank you for your engagement in the democratic process and look forward to your response. Together, we look forward to a successful election that will advance the issues most important to union families – jobs, healthcare, and economic security. 

The deadline for submissions is July 31st, 2024

New Hampshire AFL-CIO Executive Councilor Candidate Questionnaire

New Hampshire AFL-CIO Legislator Candidate Questionnaire

Congratulations to the winners of the New Hampshire AFL-CIO 2023 Linda Horan scholarships!

Everyone at the New Hampshire AFL-CIO wishes to offer our hearty congratulations to the winners of this year’s Linda Horan scholarship Awards! this year we took a slightly different approach because of the uniform quality of the  essays that were submitted.

 Our winners in order this year are:

 First place – Kathryn Craig of Manchester, who was awarded $2,500

 Second place – Alec Darrow of Nashua, who was awarded $1,500

 and third place – Sierra Chabot of Campton, who was awarded $1,000.

Additionally, the scholarship committee chose to award $500 each to the following applicants because of the excellence of their submissions. So congratulations also go out to Claire Reynolds of Nashua, Carolyn Foreman of Manchester, and Andrew Sockey of Amherst. The excellent work that all of these applicants put into their essays and the insight and passion they brought to them inspires confidence in the future of the labor movement and the working families that it supports. Thanks again to all of our applicants and congratulations to our winners and runners-up!

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

We are pleased to announce that to help with the constantly increasing costs of higher education, the NH AFL-CIO will this year award a minimum of three scholarship awards: the first for $1500, second for $1000 and third for $750 for the 2023-2024 school year. We may be able, if we raise additional funds, to offer more scholarships.

For the last several years, we’ve commemorated our Sister Linda Horan, longtime IBEW member and former Chair of the Scholarship Committee who lost her hard-fought battle with cancer in early 2016 by conducting the scholarship in her name. The scholarship program was a labor of love for Linda, who was always committed to “leaving the ladder down” for the next generation. It is our hope to honor Linda’s passionate advocacy for workers again this year by making it a banner year for the Linda Horan Scholarship Program. We can only do that with your help!

We are asking at this time for any financial assistance that your local is able to provide to help us maintain our successful AFL-CIO Scholarship Essay Program and maximize the amount of scholarship aid we can offer. Through the generosity of our affiliates, we were able to offer a record amount of assistance last year and we hope to help even more students in their quest for higher education this fall.

We hope you will also encourage your members to contribute to the Linda Horan Scholarship Program and that you will share with them the enclosed contribution form. Making a tax-deductible contribution to help fund the Scholarship Program is a great way for us all to lead by example and to leave the ladder down for others to follow. In the words of labor’s great friend, the late Senator Paul Wellstone, “Never separate the life you live from the words you speak.”

Most importantly, please help to get the word out to your members about the scholarship program so that they are aware of this great benefit available to members and their families. It pays to belong!

Enclosed you will find the contribution forms, the scholarship application, and the announcement (this includes the 2023 essay topic and the rules).

Winners are selected based on essays that are submitted on a topic selected by the Scholarship Committee. Essays are judged on understanding, writing style, content, and the significance of Labor Unions. Applicants are encouraged to draw on the experiences of their families and communities which will provide an opportunity for students to discuss unions with their parents and for members to think about what their union means to them.

Returning to our pre-COVID tradition of announcing the scholarship recipients at our Labor Day Breakfast, we will invite the winners to join us and be honored at the breakfast on the morning of September 4th at the Doubletree in Manchester.

This year the deadline for receipt of applications and essays is Friday, July 28, 2023, at 4 p.m. Winners will be announced on or before August 18, 2023.

We thank you in advance for your help and support in making this a special year to honor Sister Linda and carry on her passion for many years ahead. If you have questions, please contact us at 603-623-7302.

Scholarship Announcement & Rules

Scholarship Application

Scholarship Fund Contribution Form 

You can sign in to support or oppose any House or Senate bill! Just follow the directions below!

SENATE: 

Members of the public may attend/view/sign in in opposition/support (but not testify) using  the following links:  

To view/attend the hearing online (YouTube): Click here and select relevant “Committee”

Here is the information/instructions for those that wish to sign up and testify: 

1. To sign in to register your position on a bill and/or submit testimony, use this  link: http://gencourt.state.nh.us/senate/schedule/dailyschedule.aspx
2. Select the relevant date and committee for the hearing by clicking on it in the Meeting  Schedule Calendar (make sure you are on the right week!). 
3. After clicking the link, scroll to the bottom of the webpage and click the button that says  “Remote Sign In.”  
4. After clicking “Remote Sign In,” on the next webpage, select the date of the hearing on the  calendar, by clicking on the relevant date. 
5. In the dropbox below “Select the Committee,” select the relevant committee. 
6. In the dropbox below “Choose the Bill,” select the appropriate time and bill number 
7. Select the appropriate option for the “I am” dropbox (likely “Member of the Public”). 
8. Fill in the content box under “I’m Representing” with the business, organization, or group  you are representing. If you are representing yourself only, write “myself.” 
9. Under the “Indicate Your Position on this Bill,” check the circle stating your position on the  bill. 
10. After filling in all of the appropriate dropboxes, click “Submit.” 
11. After clicking submit, you will be brought to the next page, where you will fill in the content  boxes with your first and last name, as well as your town, state, and email address. 12. Press “Continue.” 
12. If you wish to speak during the hearing to present your testimony, you will need to attend in  person at the State House, but you upload your testimony if you cannot attend. 14. If you wish to submit testimony on the bill, email the relevant committee and upload the  testimony file from your computer (if you need assistance in this, we are happy to help). 15. Once you have reviewed that the information that you have entered is accurate, click the  checkbox that confirms that the information which you provided is true, and click  “Continue.”

HOUSE: 

Members of the public may attend/view/sign in in opposition/support (but not testify) using  the following links:  

To view/attend the hearing online (YouTube): Click here and select relevant “Committee”

Here is the information/instructions for those that wish to sign in in opposition/support: 

1. To sign in to register your position on a bill and/or submit testimony, use this  link: http://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/schedule/dailyschedule.aspx 
2. Select the relevant date and committee for the hearing by clicking on it in the Meeting  Schedule Calendar (make sure you are on the right week!) 
3. After clicking the link, scroll to the bottom of the webpage and click the button that says  “Remote Sign In.”  
4. After clicking “Remote Sign In,” on the next webpage, fill in the content boxes with your  first and last name, as well as your town, state, and email address. 
5. Select the date of the hearing on the calendar, by clicking on the relevant date (in this case,  February 3rd) 
6. In the dropbox below “Select the Committee,” select relevant committee. 
7. In the dropbox below “Choose the Bill,” select the appropriate time and bill number 
8. Select the appropriate option for the “I am” dropbox (likely “Member of the Public”) 
9. Fill in the content box under “I’m Representing” with the business, organization, or group  you are representing. If you are representing yourself only, write “myself.” 
10. Under the “Indicate Your Position on this Bill,” check the circle stating your position. 26. If you wish to speak during the hearing to present your testimony, you will need to attend in  person at the State House, but you upload your testimony if you cannot attend. 27. If you wish to submit testimony on the bill, click the “Choose File” button to upload the  testimony file from your computer. 
11. Once you have reviewed that the information that you have entered is accurate, click the  “Submit” button at the bottom of the webpage.

Thanks to our Executive Council, Legislative Committee, and those who attended the 2022 NH AFL-CIO Legislative Conference on Saturday for helping to build a bipartisan, pro-labor slate that will help us build our power and influence in Concord.

How to register

Where to vote

Who the candidates are where you live

Brothers & Sisters:  

Pursuant to the AFL-CIO Constitution and the Constitution of the New Hampshire State Fed, the Executive Council of the New Hampshire AFL-CIO has scheduled our biennial Legislative Conference for 10:00 am September 24th, 2022. We are currently planning on conducting this event via ZOOM with the sign-in information to be provided to you in the week prior to the conference. 

Your local should have received official notice via US Mail notifying you of our meeting time, location (online), and the number of delegates your local is entitled to. Please use that information to register using the link below. Votes may be apportioned or cast as a block with one delegate in attendance casting all an affiliate’s votes. Each local union may apportion their votes among delegates or one delegate may cast a bloc vote. 

IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2022 NH AFL-CIO LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE, YOU MUST REGISTER AT BEFORE 5:00PM ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2022 here.

The Legislative Conference will review endorsement recommendations from the NH AFL-CIO’s Legislative Committee and make final determinations on those and any other possible endorsements. Please feel free to contact us at communications@nhaflcio.org with any questions or concerns you have.

Brothers & Sisters: 
We are going Digital again this year due of concerns expressed by a number of our members. We will be sending out information about our revised plan and apologize for the inconvenience. Please feel free to contact us at with any questions. Communications@nhaflcio.org.

New Hampshire working families depend on their elected representation to advocate for their needs and fight for their futures. Every election cycle, the New Hampshire AFL-CIO endorses candidates up and down the ballot that are dedicated to the betterment of workers and their families. These endorsements are then sent to our entire membership throughout the Granite State.  There are more than 100,000 eligible voters in union households in the state of New Hampshire. 

Below you will find links to our candidate questionnaires for both the New Hampshire Legislature and the New Hampshire Executive Council.  If the New Hampshire AFL-CIO  votes to approve a candidate’s endorsement, the candidate will be informed of their endorsement by our organization immediately. The deadline for submissions of candidate questionnaires is Friday, August 26th at 5:00 PM.

We thank you for your engagement in the democratic process and look forward to your response. Together, we look forward to a successful election that will advance the issues most important to union families – jobs, healthcare, and economic security.

Click here to fill out the New Hampshire Legislator Candidate Questionnaire (candidates for New Hampshire House of Representatives and New Hampshire Senate)

Click here to fill out the New Hampshire Executive Council Candidate Questionnaire

We’re proud to recognize these gifted students and to help support their educational journey!

• 1st Place ($2,500)-    Abigail Elliot, will be a sophomore at Lesley University.  Parent is a member of AFT #1044.
• 2nd Place ($2,000)-   Kathryn Craig will be a freshman at Babson College. Grandparent is a member of IBEW #490
• 3rd Place ($1,500)-    Eileen Barrett will be a sophomore at Boston University. Parent is a member of AFT #2433
• 4th Place ($1,000)-    Alysse Cleasby will be a senior at Bates College. Parent is a member of AFGE # 948.