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<p>New Hampshire lawmakers who stood firmly behind a now-failed 'Right to Work' legislative initiative may have earned themselves some motivated and permanent political foes from the Granite State's organized labor unions. </p><p>Despite a Republican majority of 212-186 in the NH House, SB61 - the latest in a long and failed succession of RTW bids in New Hampshire - was defeated by a vote of 199-175 on June 3. After approximately 40 attempts to pass Right to Work going back decades in New Hampshire, it may now actually be dead and buried for some time. A follow-up vote by House members to 'indefintely postpone' SB61 passed 196-178. The GOP-controlled NH Senate had narrowly approved the RTW legislation earlier this year by a vote of 13-11.</p><p>Enough Republican House members broke with the majority to earn the thanks and acknowledgement from labor organizations across almost every trade and worker category in New Hampshire. But the 175 yes voters in the House for SB61 - which sought to essentially ban collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join a union - have likely become political targets in the next election cycle.</p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p>"The more than 4,700 members of Teamsters Local 633 are grateful to New Hampshire legislators on both sides of the aisle who stood up for working families and protected the New Hampshire advantage," <a href="http://teamsters633.com/jeffery-padellaro/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:#4A90E2">said Jeff Padellaro, Principal Officer/Secretary Treasurer for Teamsters Local 633</a>, which is headquartered in Manchester, NH. "And for those legislators who voted against working families and instead stood with out of state corporations and took their money, we are committed to holding them accountable at the ballot box.”</p><figure><div class="img-wrapper"><img alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0WKNXZ_0aWkkCsX00" style="width:100%" src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0WKNXZ_0aWkkCsX00" data-credit="Local 633 image" width="1600" height="1200" ><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:10px"><span style="color:#656565;margin-right:5px">New Hampshire Teamsters with UPS</span><span style="color:#9B9B9B">Local 633 image</span></div></div></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p>The Teamsters joined other labor organizations - including the AFL-CIO, New Hampshire Federation of Teachers, and others - in waging high-visibility worker campaigns with signage deployed statewide and using digital campaign ads, local TV and online video and other messaging to oppose SB61.</p><p>Observers had suggested this year's RTW effort - despite 39 previous failures - was the best chance in years for RTW advocates (led by well-funded out-of-state corporate backers) to gain victory.</p><p>The conservative New Hampshire Journal <a href="https://patch.com/new-hampshire/salem-nh/right-work-has-momentum-it-heads-new-hampshire-house-floor" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:#4A90E2">declared that RTW had momentum heading into the House debate.</a> Out of state backers and financiers of RTW - Americans for Prosperity and the National Right to Work Legal Defense Fund - argued forcefully that passage of SB61 would enhance New Hampshire's aleady recognized competitive advantage. And the influential <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/work-free-or-die-in-new-hampshire-11622668661" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:#4A90E2">Wall Street Journal editorial board - the day before the June 3 vote - called on New Hampshire to finally pass Right to Work.</a></p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p> "This legislation will attract new companies to our state, empower workers to hold unions accountable, and it will help spur economic development and create more good jobs," <a href="https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2021/05/28/sen-gannon-right-work-help-our-economy/5251213001/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:#4A90E2">said</a> Sen. Bill Gannon (R-Sandtown), a sponsor of the bill, SB 61, in an op-ed published by the Portsmouth Herald and Seacoast Onlline "The fact is that right to work states are currently outperforming New Hampshire in job growth, consistently more than doubling the Granite State."</p><p>Now union leaders are eyeing the 2022 NH House and Senate elections as an opportunity to target political weakness among GOP members who supported RTW.</p><p>"These anti-working family and anti-union legislators did exactly what we expected by trying to continue their attack on working families," said Kevin Foley, President and political coordinator for Teamsters Local 633, <a href="https://teamster.org/2021/06/rtw-in-n-h-fails-thanks-to-work-of-teamsters/?fbclid=IwAR2RBQh5mNNubE4kzuB2biH84tqxfB2we2Rv-i6x9MHI5asCzGw0TyOhrDk" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:#4A90E2">in a statement to the Teamsters newsletter</a>. "If there is one thing we have become accustomed to, unfortunately, it is this administration won’t ever do the right thing for New Hampshire’s working families."</p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><figure><div class="img-wrapper"><img alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1gU42M_0aWkkCsX00" style="width:100%" src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1gU42M_0aWkkCsX00" data-credit="Local 633 image" width="2048" height="1536" ><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:10px"><span style="color:#656565;margin-right:5px"></span><span style="color:#9B9B9B">Local 633 image</span></div></div></figure><p>Right to Work legislation threatens to drain union coffers by forcing them to represent bargaining unit members not paying so-called fair-share fees. That would likely reduce funding for other union functions such as organizing and negotiating contracts. As part of the vote, the Legislature cannot consider RTW again for another two years unless it gets two-thirds of lawmakers to agree to alter the rules.</p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p>“These bills are nothing more than out of state, corporate interests looking to take advantage of our lawmakers, our businesses, and our workers,” said AFL-CIO New Hampshire president Glenn Bracket, <a href="http://indepthnh.org/2021/06/03/house-kills-gop-touted-right-to-work-bill/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:#4A90E2">in a statement quoted by InDepthNH.org.</a> “They deprive workers of their freedom to join together and form strong unions if they choose to. And they have no business being a part of how we do things here in New Hampshire.”</p><figure><nbtemplate data-id="FollowCard" data-content="JTdCJTIybWVkaWFJZCUyMiUzQTU2MDgwNiUyQyUyMCUyMnRleHQlMjIlM0ElMjAlMjIlMjIlN0Q=">&nbsp;</nbtemplate></figure><p></p>

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Catoosa County, GA

Ringgold, GA

The Quick Historian

In a disturbing case from Catoosa County, Georgia, 24-year-old Dillan Michael Tennant has been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison after being found guilty of two counts of first-degree cruelty to children.

Man who beat children, 2 & 3, over dirty bedroom is sentenced

Morristown, NJ

Morristown Minute

Automatic Recovery Rate Reduced to 10 Percent, Enhancing Financial Security for Beneficiaries. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has taken a significant step towards enhancing the fairness and equity of its overpayment policies by announcing a reduction in the default withholding rate for Social Security beneficiaries.

Social Security Eliminates Overpayment Burden for Beneficiaries

Texas State

Houston, TX

Lance R. Fletcher

A Texas teacher and her husband are now in custody, accused of taking thousands of dollars from home renovation clients and gambling away money they took for work they never finished.

Texas teacher and husband arrested, accused of gambling away $1.53 million in home renovation scam

Aurora, CO

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David Heitz

Aurora pit bull owners and other dog lovers made themselves heard Monday during the Aurora City Council meeting. A judge’s recent decision means pit bulls once again aren’t allowed in the city. This prompted owners of the breed to take their grievances to City Hall.

Pit bull owner to Aurora council: ‘You’re not taking my dog’

Washington State

Richland, WA

Bellingham Metro News

RICHLAND, WA (Bellingham Metro News) - A shooting incident at a Richland elementary school has left one adult injured, according to the Richland Police Department (RPD). The identity of the victim and their connection to the school remains undisclosed at this time.

1 Person Shot in Washington Elementary School Shooting

Food Excluded from Supplemental Security Income Calculations to Improve Equity and Efficiency. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced an update to the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) regulations, marking a significant shift in how In-Kind Support and Maintenance (ISM) calculations are determined.

Social Security Administration Simplifies SSI with Major Rule Change on Food Assistance

King County, WA

Connell, WA

Timothy A Gruver

A King County practical nurse has been charged with misconduct for romancing a prisoner, the Department of Health reports. In March, the Board of Nursing charged licensed practical nurse Monica A. Davis with unprofessional conduct, according to the DOH.

Nurse Charged for Inappropriate Prisoner Romance

Baltimore, MD

Bucks County Beacon

Written by Thomas F. Schaller , University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Rural white voters have long enjoyed outsize power in American politics. They have inflated voting power in the U.S. Senate , the U.S. House and the Electoral College .

Why ‘White Rural Rage’ Is a Threat to American Democracy

Maine State

Eliot, ME

InDepthNH.org

CONCORD – An Eliot, Maine, man was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Concord for cyberstalking an 8-year-old boy, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Michael Chick, age 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Landya McCafferty to 9 years in prison and 3 years of supervised release. On February 1, 2024, Chick pled guilty to one count of cyberstalking stemming from his course of conduct targeting an 8-year-old child who was a student on Chick’s school bus route.

Former School Bus Driver Sentenced to 9 Years for Cyberstalking a Survivor

Philadelphia, PA

Pennsylvania State

House Bill 777 , a lifesaving piece of legislation to prohibit the sale of ghost guns, was passed by the Pennsylvania State House on Wednesday. The bill was introduced by Representatives Morgan Cephas (D-192) and Malcolm Kenyatta (D-181).

Pennsylvania House Passes Legislation To Prohibit the Sale of Ghost Guns

Colorado State

Denver, CO

Of the more than 1,400 people experiencing homelessness housed by Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s All in Mile High program, only two have chosen inpatient drug and/or alcohol treatment.

Two takers for inpatient rehab out of 1,400 Denver homeless people sheltered, dashboard shows

Los Angeles, CA

Phrases and descriptors commonly develop around societal issues. For example, “homeless people” is a common topic of conversation these days. But have you ever thought about “homeless people” and what it implies? With the descriptor, “homeless,” given first, you are saying a person’s entire existence is based on their housing status. Not very flattering if you’re homeless.

Opinion: Why the term ‘homeless people’ is offensive to some

Colorado is surrounded by states with anti-gay sentiment, an LGBT homeless activist told city officials last week, leaving LGBT youth to flock to Denver in search of a gay Mecca.

Denver attracting homeless LGBT youth, advocate tells city officials, and resources are scarce

The hotel rooms and tiny homes used by the City and County of Denver for people experiencing homelessness don’t have rules, according to Patrick Casey, shelter administrator for the City and County of Denver. They have expectations, he said.

Denver low barrier homeless shelters forego “rules” for “expectations,” according to manager

New Jersey State

Newark, NJ

The elaborate scheme involved falsifying accounts receivable to secure and misuse a substantial line of credit. In a significant legal development, Nitin Vats, a former employee of the defunct New Jersey-based company Lotus Exim International Inc. (LEI), has admitted to participating in a fraudulent scheme that resulted in a $17 million loss to a bank. This confession was made before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton, marking a pivotal moment in the investigation led by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Former Employee Guilty of $17M Bank Fraud

American Household News

New Hampshire lawmakers who stood firmly behind a now-failed 'Right to Work' legislative initiative may have earned themselves some motivated and permanent political foes from the Granite State's organized labor unions.

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