Brothers and Sisters,
Members of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) will be picketing at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) this coming Saturday, January 26, 5:00 – 10:00 AM. These hardworking men and women have been working without pay over the government shutdown, doing the hard work of keeping air travel safe.
Here are the details for the picketing:
Saturday, January 26, 2019 5:00a.m-10:00a.m. Terminal side South of the first set of doors (We will meet here) We have PASS informational signs and handouts. The location will be outside the terminal, with the ability to rotate inside for coffee and breaks to warm up, so please dress appropriately – jacket, hat, gloves etc.
Parking is available in economy (short walk) or in the parking garage with a skybridge connected to the terminal.
In Solidarity.
Brothers and Sisters, I am passing along an invitation to a Faith and Labor partnership event. Your participation would be valuable.
Many are honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who was assassinated while standing in solidarity with striking sanitation workers struggling to unionize through AFSCME. He personified Faith & Labor together. But today, as anti-union, anti-worker sentiment is running rampant throughout the U.S., isn’t it important to build this same sense of faith & labor solidarity right here in New Hampshire? A number of individuals and groups have come together to explore the power of a stronger FAITH-LABOR PARTNERSHIP in NH: Saturday February 9 (9-1; 8:30 registration) at the State Employees Association offices in Concord (207 North Main Street). Light lunch will be provided. Also, Dr. Joerg Rieger, co-author of the book Unified We Are a Force: How Faith and Labor Can Overcome America’s Inequalities will join us briefly by Skype. (Copies of the book will be available, too.) YOUR voice and participation matter in this discussion. So JOIN US! Register by emailing economicjustice.nhcucc@gmail.com and indicate your union affiliation plus your faith affiliation if any.
Brothers and Sisters, if you are a NH Federal employee and a member of the NH Federal Credit Union (NHFCU), they have a program to assist you during the government shutdown. Contact 224-7731 ext. 330 for more information. Please pass this along to any affected workers!
In Solidarity.
It’s a fact: voters who make a vote plan are more likely to vote on Election Day. AFL-CIO has a new online tool to help you think it through. New Hampshire working families need your vote on November 6, so make your vote plan today, and then follow through!
On the day after Election Day, what kind of political reality would you like to wake up to?
Would you like to see the New Hampshire legislature gain pro-union majorities in the state House & Senate, and have a pro-labor candidate take back the Governor’s seat?
Or are you satisfied with the status quo of re-electing a Governor and state legislature that are determined to chip away at NH laws that protect workers’ rights and safety – and face the threat of yet another “right to work” battle, this time targeting the membership security of private sector unions?
If you prefer the pro-union option, New Hampshire AFL-CIO needs your boots on the ground to help elect labor-endorsed candidates for Governor, Congress and State Senate.
We have Labor 2018 member-to-member walks scheduled for the next 2 weekends, and we sure would like to see you there. Most walk volunteers will complete an average walk packet in 2 hours or less. We’ll have snacks, coffee, water, instructions and everything else you’ll need to have a great door-knocking experience.
Saturday, October 27, 2018 | 10am-2pm Labor Walk in Nashua (State Senate Districts 12 & 13) Staging Location: Nashua Teachers Union | 7 Taggart Drive Unit C, Nashua NH Sign up on Facebook
Saturday, November 3, 2018 | 10am-2pm Labor Walk in Hooksett/Manchester (State Senate District 16) Staging Location: NH AFL-CIO | 161 Londonderry Turnpike, Hooksett NH Sign up on Facebook
Other ways to RSVP:
Email labor2018@nhaflcio.org with your name, primary phone number and the dates you plan to volunteer
Call the NH AFL-CIO office at (603) 623-7302
Would you like to download the NH Labor 2018 Walk flier to share or print? It’s right here.
Let’s show those folks who say strong unions are thing of the past that we still have the power to turn out votes for local candidates who will stand with us on the issues. Sign up or RSVP for one or more labor walk shifts today.
In solidarity,
Judy Stadtman Labor 2018 Field Director New Hampshire AFL-CIO labor2018@nhaflcio.org (603) 623-7302
On Saturday, September 22, the New Hampshire AFL-CIO convened its 2018 Legislative Conference and confirmed the endorsement of candidates for Governor, U.S. Congress, NH Executive Council, State Senate, and 169 candidates for NH House of Representatives.
The purpose of the conference is to endorse candidates who support the core values of the NH AFL-CIO, our affiliates and their members and to protect and further the rights of working people in New Hampshire. Endorsements are made on recommendations from the NH AFL-CIO Legislative Committee and nominations by the Conference, based on the candidates’ satisfactory score on the 2018 issues questionnaire or a positive voting record on NH AFL-CIO legislative priorities and/or a discussion key issues with the NH AFL-CIO President.
A PDF document of our 2018 candidate endorsements may be found here
The New Hampshire AFL-CIO has announced new labor walk dates to support the state labor federation’s endorsed candidate, Mark MacKenzie for Congress in NH CD1. Please check out the event page for new dates and a link to sign up online, or email labor2018@nhaflcio.org for more information.
(August 8th, 2018 – Hooksett, NH) New Hampshire AFL-CIO President Glenn Brackett announced today that long-time friend of the Granite State labor community Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will serve as the keynote speaker at the AFL-CIO’s annual Labor Day Breakfast. The breakfast is to be held at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Manchester on Monday, September 3rd at 9:00am.
“Sen. Sanders’s advocacy and passion in his support of working families are American values whose time have come” Brackett said, adding “Bernie Sanders’s leadership sharpens the focus on the national conversation towards issues that affect every worker, in every community in this country.”
Sen. Sanders has recognized the importance of the AFL-CIO NH Labor Day Breakfast by attending and speaking at this event a number of times. Attracting over 300 of the most active and influential advocates for workers in the state, the NH AFL-CIO’s Labor Day Breakfast represents the traditional kickoff of the campaign season and an opportunity for Labor to demonstrate support for pro-worker candidates in the fall elections.
Sanders, first elected to Congress in 1990 after serving as Burlington’s mayor, has been an advocate for workers’ rights in Washington and earned a lifetime AFL-CIO rating of 99%. He has been a dependable presence in the Granite State and won New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary with 61% in 2016.
“We are excited that Senator Sanders will help to make our Labor Day Breakfast a memorable event,” Brackett said.
2018 candidates for New Hampshire Senate and House of Representatives must submit a completed NH AFL-CIO 2018 Candidate Questionnaire to be considered for our endorsement. The deadline for submissions is 5:00pm on Friday, August 17.
All candidates who filed for State Representative or Senate districts were mailed information about how to access the NH AFL-CIO 2018 questionnaire online and how to request a PDF or printed copy of the questionnaire by email or regular mail. Instructions were mailed to all candidates at the mailing address reported to the Secretary of State at the time of filing.
For more information about how to access the candidate survey online and how to request the questionnaire in an alternate format, please visit our 2018 Candidate Survey page. Candidates who need a reminder email with the survey password should send an email including your your full name and the House or Senate district in which you are seeking election to labor2018@nhaflcio.org .
Working men and women make America strong, and there is no better time to celebrate the labor movement and our long legacy of fighting to improve the lives of working families!
The New Hampshire AFL-CIO Annual Labor Day Breakfast will be held on Monday, September 3, 2018, 9:00am at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Manchester.
All are welcome! Tickets are $30.00/person (kids under 5 eat free) and may be ordered by emailing Billie Jo Schreiber, bschreiber@nhaflcio.org or by calling the NH AFL-CIO office at (603) 623-7302×17.
