A world of news Material posted to this site retains copyright. See the User's Guide for details. If we have learned anything from the many civil rights movements of the last half of the 20th century, it is that stereotyping usually reflects a distortion of reality. Too many must support their families by working two jobs because state wages have fallen so far behind private-sector pay rates. Workloads at their state jobs have increased due to layoffs and hiring freezes.
Department heads admit that morale in state government is crashing.
Our union is trying to improve the situation through the collective bargaining process. It's an ongoing story that has received much more active and enterprising coverage from the Monitor's print and broadcast competitors. We invite the Monitor to join the other New Hampshire media in paying better attention to the state's organized labor movement. Build your own PC and shop for hardware Monitor Classifieds Use AdHound for e-mail delivery of classified ads.