Middle Class Workers Rise Up from Wisconsin to New Hampshire

Are American Workers Approaching the Tipping Point?

At the Legislative Office Building in Concord, a group of New Hampshire public service workers joined together recently to stand up for working men and women and to oppose a glut of anti-worker NH bills under consideration this session. They publicly registered their dissatisfaction and anger with dozens of anti-labor bills being introduced in the State House this session. A number of those bills are being heard in Committee meetings today. SEA’s Jo-Ann Keller was among them.

Jo-Ann Keller, a nurse for 28 years has worked in both the private sector and the public sector. She said that patient care is compromised when collective bargaining is not in place. “I did not leave the private sector for better pay; in fact, I took a cut in pay when I went to work for the NH Veteran’s Home. I left so I could work in an environment where patient care is better.” She added that safety for the staff and patients is also sacrificed when collectively bargained safety standards and practices are not implemented. “Have you ever been in the hospital, rung the bell and it has been hours before you see a nurse?,” she asked. “That’s because of the poor nurse-patient ratios in private sector facilities.”

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NH Guardsman Recognized for Assistance to Operation Santa Claus

Chief Warrant Officer Gil Colon with Operation Santa     Claus "Chief Elf" Charlene Clark in 2006.

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SEA's Benevolence Fund

Assistance for
Members in Need
The SEA's Benevolence Committee will coordinate SEA's efforts to assist members in need.  

If you think you will need assistance from the Benevolence Fund, please call the SEA office at 271-3411.  Application forms are available here.

If you would like to make a regular donation to the SEA Benevolence Fund,the SEA has a payroll deduction program.  Click here to download the deduction authorization form and return it to the SEA Office (207 North Main Street, Concord,

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Need Auto Body Repairs?

Do you have a vehicle that needs some body work or sprucing up? Are you looking for a lower cost alternative to commercial auto body repairs?

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That's Dedication!

DOT workers are feeling the pinch of closed sheds, vacant positions and additional highway miles that have resulted from new construction. The Department is being forced to defer maintenance because of reduced funding, raising concerns about the effect on public safety, tourism, and the long-term reliability of the state’s transportation infrastructure.
 

“Rob knew we would probably need him to plow during the storm,” Highway Foreman Peg Smith said. “When someone feels like they need to go straight to work from the hospital that says something about the situation we’re in.”

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Work that Needs Doing

Send a message to our elected representatives in Congress!

There are record numbers of Americans who are unemployed -- even though there is work that needs doing throughout our country! 

Here in the Granite State there are crumbling bridges, school buildings that need retrofitting, understaffed facilities, waiting lists for services...  all sorts of work that needs doing, which could be done by some of the almost 40,000 New Hampshire residents who are looking for work.

You can use your digital camera to send a message to Congress.

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Speaker O’Brien Catering to the Most Extreme Elements of the Republican Party

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Plymouth State University Adjuncts File for Union Election

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