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NECN: NH protesters rally in support of union rights
(NECN: Lauren Collins - Concord, NH) Four thousand people converge on the New Hampshire capital to protest a budget they call unfair.
"It's drastic," said Jayme Collins from Keene.
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N.H. House passes stingy budget as demonstrators rally outside
By Norma Love
Associated Press / April 1, 2011
CONCORD, N.H. — Amid chants from the gallery and thousands of demonstrators in the State House plaza, the New Hampshire House approved a $10.2 billion budget yesterday that deeply cuts social programs and strips public unions of much of their bargaining power.
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CNN: New Hampshire workers rally against collective bargaining limits
State workers and others rallied at the New Hampshire capitol in Concord Thursday -- one day after the state House approved a package that would reduce collective bargaining rights.
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WMUR: House Passes Budget As Thousands Rally
CONCORD, N.H. -- The New Hampshire House passed a budget bill Thursday as thousands protested the measure's cuts to social and health programs, and a move to end collective bargaining in a companion bill.
WCVB: Outburst Clears House Gallery During Debate
BOSTON -- The New Hampshire House gallery had to be cleared Thursday morning after demonstrators refused to be quiet as legislators debated a $10.2 billion budget.
NHPR: House Passes $10.2 Spending Plan
By Josh Rogers on Thursday, March 31, 2011
243-124 vote followed 5 hours of debate in front of a vocal crowd, whose interruptions caused House Speaker William O’Brien to temporarily close the gallery to the public.
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Union Leader: Thousands protest cuts at State House Plaza
By GARRY RAYNO
CONCORD – As House lawmakers debated the state budget in Representatives Hall Thursday, thousands of protesters stood in State House Plaza chanting "We can do better" and "Throw it out."
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