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April 30, 2012

Economy Dominates GOP And Democratic Campaign Events In NH

Both the Obama and Romney camps campaigned in New Hampshire today. Governor Romney made a stop along the waterfront in Portsmouth with fellow Republican–and US Senator–Kelly Ayotte. Meanwhile, Lilly Ledbetter (of Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act fame–more on that in a minute) campaigned for Obama in Hanover. And both, in their own ways, focused on […]

April 9, 2012

As Demand For Job Training Programs Increases, Federal Funding Decreases

We’ve talked a lot recently about the so-called “skills gap” in New Hampshire vis-à-vis the manufacturing sector. In a nutshell, the state’s fabricators say they have lots of openings for skilled labor, but not enough people are qualified to fill them. Now, Motoko Rich reports for the New York Times that other sectors are demanding […]

March 22, 2012

Community College Faculty Agree To Contract (With Concessions)

After 10 months of negotiations, the union representing New Hampshire’s community college faculty has agreed to a contract. Cameron Kittle of the Nashua Telegraph reports this is the “second collective bargaining agreement” for the year-old union: “Once the contract goes into effect May 4, union officials said they will still earn less than their New […]

March 20, 2012

Best Of StateImpact: What Making Minimum Wage Would Mean For Home Health Workers (And The People Who Pay Them)

Some of our most popular posts have been our look at the Obama Administration’s push to include home care workers under federal minimum wage and overtime. This issue is ripe for more coverage, and we’ll almost certainly be returning to it. But for now, we invite you to get up to speed on the social […]

March 14, 2012

Right To Work Redux Passes House

The New Hampshire House of Representatives has for the second time passed a so-called “Right To Work” bill. But the margin was well short of what would be needed to override Governor Lynch’s promised veto. Barring unions from requiring non-members to pay for representation has been a priority for House Republican leaders. Last year Governor […]

March 7, 2012

Gen Y Struggles With Declining Wages

Whether it’s rising student debt levels, the Occupy movement, or fitting into a changing job market, news outlets (including StateImpact) are increasingly interested in how Gen Y is adapting to the slow recovery. Their overarching conclusion: Coping with a struggling economy has clearly been tough on the early-30’s-and-younger set. Now, the Wall Street Journal reports […]

February 17, 2012

This Week’s Essential StateImpact

Happy Friday, StateImpact readers! As usual at this time on a Friday afternoon, we’d like to take a moment to call up our most popular posts, just in case you missed them. So with that in mind, we now present This Week’s Essential StateImpact! A Look Inside An Advanced NH Factory: Our first foray into […]

Why Home Care Workers Aren’t Guaranteed Minimum Wage

Recently, the Obama Administration announced plans to change Labor Department rules so that home care workers–personal care aides and home health aides–are guaranteed federal minimum wage and overtime pay. Right now, states are allowed to decide if they want to include this class of worker under their own minimum wage and overtime laws. Many have […]

February 16, 2012

Seven Takeaways From The Carsey Institute’s Report On Raising Wages For Home Care Workers

By far, our most popular post to date is a map we created using federal data on which states offer minimum wage and overtime guarantees to home health workers, and which don’t. Right now, under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), certain classes of workers, ranging from babysitters to home care workers–personal care aides and […]

February 9, 2012

Three Things To Expect At Today’s Right-To-Work Hearing

The House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee has already heard a number of controversial bills targeting collective bargaining. And unions have responded in force. This afternoon, tensions promise to be particularly high between Republicans and organized labor as the committee holds a public hearing on the resurrected so-called “Right To Work” legislation. We’ll be […]