IBEW Helps Lead Way to 40th Defeat of New Hampshire 'Right-to-Work' Bill

[Omaha Steve]

IBEW and other New Hampshire union members rally outside the Capitol in Concord in February before the House vote that led to the latest defeat of a right-to-work bill. Out-of-state groups bankrolled by billionaires have been trying to pass the anti-union legislation there for 40 years.

February 28, 2025

The latest drive for “right-to-work” in New Hampshire crashed into the brick wall of the state’s labor movement this month, as the IBEW and fellow unions overcame a huge Republican majority to defeat the bill for the 40th time.

"It was the heaviest lift of my career,” said state AFL-CIO President Glenn Brackett, former business manager of Manchester, N.H., Local 2320. “We started out 44 votes upside-down, and we ended up winning by 20.”

From campaign resources to member participation, Brackett said, the IBEW’s help was invaluable.

“The IBEW Second District really carried the day,” he said. “All I had to do was make a phone call, and the local unions turned out.”

The Feb. 13 vote in the House of Representatives was 200-180, with 25 Republicans joining Democrats not only to reject the bill but also to bar it from coming to the floor again until the 2027 legislative session.

FULL story: https://www.ibew.org/media-center/Articles/25Daily/2502/250228_NewHampshire