CONCORD — Pat Perry and Carolyn Bartlett have worked as housekeepers at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton for about five years and always enjoyed Christmas as the only holiday they could count on to spend with their families.
On Thursday, they came to the State House to protest Gov. Chris Sununu’s current negotiating position on the state labor contract, which would mean they would have to work Christmas day.
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