LACONIA — Nurses at Concord Hospital-Laconia made history Thursday morning when they filed with the National Labor Relations Board to organize, setting the stage for a union election.

They’re the first private hospital registered nurses to file for an election in New Hampshire, and would also be the first to win one.

“It’s a huge accomplishment, and they deserve all the credit, because they did all the work,” Rich Gulla, president of SEA/SEIU Local 1984, said Friday morning. “This would be a huge deal for the state of New Hampshire.”

The SEA/SEIU Local 1984 petition to the NLRB seeks representation for 148 registered nurses at Concord Hospital-Laconia. Nurses are, reasonably, nervous about potential retaliation.

“Once you file, that’s a protected activity,” said Alex Attilli, associate

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