UPDATE 11/30/11: This post has been updated to include the names of the Republicans who voted against Right to Work, the Republican Platform and the People of New Hampshire on Nov. 30, 2011. These Republicans will NOT receive an RLCNH endorsement and should be targeted for defeat by a liberty-minded Republican. Read the full article for full details.
CONCORD, N.H.—Because the right to freely associate is fundamental to liberty in a free market economy, the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire has decided to use the Right to Work override vote as a litmus test for candidates running for reelection in 2012.
“Especially in these hard economic times when so many families are struggling, people should never be forced to hand over their hard-earned money to a third party just so they can hold a job and provide for their families,” said Carolyn McKinney, chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire. “Clearly, people will voluntarily choose to join a union if they believe the costs are worth the benefits. But unions given unchecked power—as they have had for so many decades—have shown they will not always support the best long-term interests of their members. Right to Work would fix this by ensuring that unions will have to compete for members by actually serving them.”
