potential employees, for the purpose of encouraging or discouraging membership in the
Union;
C. Discharge, suspend, discipline, or otherwise discriminate against any employee because the
employee has filed a complaint, affidavit, or petition, or given information or testimony on
a grievance, as set forth in RSA 273-A;
D. Restrain, coerce, or otherwise interfere with the Union in the exercise of rights granted by
statute.
It is the intention of all the parties that this article provides that the Union shall enjoy all the
rights secured by RSA 273-A.
Article 6
Management Rights
Except as otherwise provided for in this agreement, the City of Nashua, its respective Boards or
Commissions and officers, shall have, whether exercised or not, all the rights, powers, and
authority vested in it by virtue of the Statutes of the State of New Hampshire and the Nashua
City Charter and Ordinances, now or hereinafter enacted including, but not limited to, the nghts
to:
A. Control the management and administration of the City of Nashua;
B. Hire, promote from within, transfer, assign, retain, layoff, and direct employees within
the City of Nashua;
C. Suspend, demote, discharge and take other disciplinary actions against employees for just
cause;
D. Issue, modify, and enforce Rules and Regulations which do not expressly violate the
terms of this Agreement.
E. Determine the methods, means, and personnel by which the City of Nashua’s operation is
to be conducted, as well as to determine those operations and to assign duties, hours, and
responsibilities to its employees accordingly;
F. Exercise control and discretion over the City of Nashua, it organization, and the
technology or lack thereof of performing its work;
G. Determine the standards of selection for employment and the standards of service to be
offered by the City of Nashua;
H. Assign Union employees to work in any job classification as needed, in the judgment of
the appropriate supervisor or manager.
