Thursday, December 1, 2011

"So Called"

By now, if you're from NH anyway, you've heard that the state legislature (the House) sustained the governor's veto on HB 474 (Right to Work for Less).  It was an incredible victory for Democrats and working people facing long odds in a very skewed legislature.  Democrats have approximately 25% of the seats in the 400+ member body, and needed 35 - 40 GOP colleagues to join with them in a sustain vote.  Kudos to Labor and Dem leadership for holding this coalition together.

I sacrificed most of my summer to help Bob Perry win a House special election in our county.  Bob is an amazing guy - knowledgeable about the issues, hard-working, and a great, great progressive who just happens to be a Democrat.  I add that because it's not always enough just to be a Democrat.  I know from very close conversations with people in union leadership that they are not thrilled with NH Dems, 474 notwithstanding.

So imagine my delight to see this headline in my local newspaper this morning:
NH House kills so-called right-to-work bill

Just doesn't get any better than that!