The Trump administration has terminated union contracts with two unions at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The administration says they are cutting the legs out from under federal workers and denying them the right to union representation in the interest of national security, but this couldn’t be farther from the truth.

Alana Schaeffer, president of the Portsmouth Metal Trades Council, whose union is currently shielded by a court injunction, knows the true story: this action hurts national security. As Schaeffer put it: “our workers don’t know if they’re going to wake up tomorrow and they’re going to have also lost their rights.” That level of instability and uncertainty impacts job performance and workplace safety.

Market Basket, under Artie T.’s leadership, worked to balance shareholder profits with fair working conditions for its employees and low prices and high quality for customers.

These types of large, community-oriented businesses are rare in today’s digital-first economy. I am deeply concerned that the ouster of Artie T. portends a shift in Market Basket’s priorities towards a strategy that maximizes corporate profits at the expense of workers and customers.

From Seabrook Crossing to Stratham and Epping, baristas are organizing their stores and demanding dignity at work. I’ll always stand with workers pushing for justice on the job.

Paul O’Connor and Carleigh share a passion and a history of working to promote collaboration, respect, and dignity at the jobsite. Whether it is for the graduate student workers who power institutions of higher learning or the men and women who build and maintain the US Navyʼs submarine fleet, leadership means working together to overcome fear, cliques, and partisanship, and build sustainable coalitions around our shared values.

New Hampshire runs on working people and strong unions. That’s why I recently joined the picket line with members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1837 to support them in their fight for a fair contract.

This week, IBEW Local 1837 will be holding two additional actions this Wednesday and Thursday to continue the fight for a fair first contract. I hope to see you there:

Carleigh joined members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1837 on the picket line on Wednesday morning. These operators, who manage the transmission and distribution electric grids across Eversource’s New Hampshire service territory, took to the picket line after months of stalled negotiations.