State lawmakers voted down a right-to-work bill supported by New Hampshire’s Republican governor in a Republican majority state, delivering a stunning reprieve for unions at a time when other states are passing such bills over union opposition.
In a 200-to-177 vote on Feb. 16 in the state’s House of Representatives, New Hampshire narrowly missed becoming the 29th state to enact a right-to-work bill. In recent weeks Kentucky, West Virginia and Missouri have passed such laws, and Ohio is now considering one.