Senate approves opening collective bargaining to public

[TexasTowelie]

The Senate approved legislation allowing the public to sit in on collective bargaining negotiations with public unions, in a 12-11 vote Wednesday to send the proposal to the House.

The bill, Senate Bill 420, would remove language exempting any negotiations from the right-to-know law, which otherwise requires that public bodies keep their meetings open. Under the proposed change, only “strategy sessions” held by a single party would qualify as exempt.

Supporters have pointed to the law as a boost to transparency for voters. But a broad coalition of interest groups — from public unions to selectmen to the state Municipal Association — have opposed the idea, saying it would hamper the ability of parties to effectively negotiate.

Speaking on the floor, Sen. Dan Feltes, D-Concord, made the point, arguing that allowing in audiences would turn the discussions into an unproductive spectacle.

Read more: http://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-Senate-approves-opening-collective-bargaining-to-public-16378047

[dameatball]

1. Maybe what this country needs is a Lech Walesa....did as much as Reagan to bring down the USSR

Seriously, if we are going to have to be in the streets, why wait until the weekend? Shut it all down. I have never belonged to a union and not been in a line of work that had one. But I would support it now. We have 17 year olds that seem to be able to do it, why not all of us?
People are working for crap wages and the 1% is still never happy....needs another tax cut.