UNIT D
FOOD SERVICE WORKERS
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE
NASHUA BOARD OF EDUCATION
AND THE
NASHUA TEACHERS’ UNION
Local 1044, AFT, AFL-CIO
9-4-2048Sentember 1. 2021
Through
$-34-2024Auaust 31, 2024
Signature Approval Date: —_-——
NASHUA BOARD OF EDUCATION
Heather RaymendJeanifer Bishop. President
Rayrend GuarinaHeather Raymond, Clerk
Heward-Gefiman
Dozis-Hohensse
Wiliar-Mesher
Dorethy Oden
Susan Porter
Gloria timmeas
Flzaboth Van-Tawyveressica Brown
Neil Claffey
Christina Darlina
Sharon Giglio
Regan Lamphier
Paula Johnson
Sandra Ziehrn
NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE /RESOURCE PEOPLE
Dane OGare Director of Human Resouces
Daniel Donovan, Chief Operating Officer
ArayGaseidyDahlia Daigle, Director of Food Services
Karyn Lawless, Site Coordinator
Elizabethyan-Ta.werSharon Giglio, Board of Education
NASHUA TEACHERS’ UNION
Adam Marcoux, President
Bebrah-HeweeGary Hoffinan. Vice President
Stacy Gingras, Treasurer
Patrick Johnson, Secretary
Gary Hoffman, Member-At-Large
Patricia Gagnon, Member-At-Large
Stephanie Keatiag-Bayrd, Member-At-Large
Michelle Quadros, Member-At-Larae
NEGOTIATING TEAM
Adam Marcoux, NTU President
Douglas Leyak ENE AFT AFL-ClOTerr Donovan, Esquire. AET-NH
Marianne-Fabian
Karen Gagnon
Marie Hardimaa
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Finance Committee — 05/04/2022 Page 6
FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH DEPARTMENT: 183 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & DPW
ADMINISTRATION; FUND: 71800 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES/DPW FACILITY, BY ROLL CALL
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderman Comeau, Alderman Gouveia, Alderman Clemons,
Alderman Moran 5
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: — Furniture for the new DPW Building in the amount not to exceed $400,000 funded from 71800 Furniture
& Fixtures/DPW Facility (Economic Development & DPW Admin.)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN COMEAU TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND APPROVE THE CONTRACT
WITH OFFICE INTERIORS LTD OF DOVER, NH, FOR THE DESIGN AND PURCHASE OF FURNITURE
FOR THE NEW DPW FACILITY THROUGH THE NH STATE CONTRACT NO. 8002618 IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $400,000. FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH DEPARTMENT: 183 ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT & DPW ADMINISTRATION; FUND 71800 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES/DPW FACILITY,
BY ROLL CALL
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderman Comeau, Alderman Gouveia, Alderman Clemons,
Alderman Moran 5
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
TABLED IN COMMITTEE
MOTION BY ALDERMAN COMEAU TO REMOVE FROM THE TABLE THE LIBRARY FACILITY
ASSESSMENT IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $88,830 FUNDED FROM 53999 OTHER
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES/BLOOMFIELD TRUST (LIBRARY), BY ROLL CALL
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderman Comeau, Alderman Gouveia, Alderman Clemons,
Alderman Moran 5
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Library Facility Assessment in the amount not to exceed $88,830 funded from 53999 Other
Professional Services/Bloomfield Trust (Library)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN COMEAU TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR
THE LIBRARY FACILITY ASSESSMENT TO DESIGNLAB ARCHITECTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $88,830. FUNDING THROUGH DEPARTMENT: 179 LIBRARY; FUND: 53999 OTHER
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES/BLOOMFIELD TRUST ACCOUNT, BY ROLL CALL
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Appendix 0 CLASSIFICATIONS 32
AGREEMENT
Unit D AGREEMENT made between the NASHUA BOARD OF EDUCATION (hereinafter called the "BOARD")
and the NASHUA TEACHERS' UNION LOCAL 1044, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO,
UNIT D. -(hereinafter called the 'UNION'), DATED:
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ARTICLE |
RECOGNITION
The BOARD recognizes the Nashua Teachers’ Union as the exclusive representative for the purpose
of collective bargaining concerning wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment for
“Unit D", which includes: ail full time and part time food service workers including lead cooks, cooks.
food service assistants, as certified by the New Hampshire Public Employees Labor Relations Board,
EXCLUDING Director of Food Services and Site Coordinators.
Hayworth isin the—ouslisive bargain ene
Sara ES cae he ance carga agent arganization.a-service-fee-in-an. amount
deteraned-by the -Lnwa—the deard shall deductihe-amount of cence foe ac certified by the nian
individually written authorization by each employee and approval by the Union President, the District
agrees to deduct from each employee so authorized, the current monthly union-dues-oragency-fes. as
certified to the District by the Treasurer of the Union. and deliver the same to the Union Treasurer.
Said deduction is to be made weekly, however, if any member has no check coming or the check is not
large enough to satisfy the assignments, then and in that event no collection will be made from said
member for that week. Deductions will commence no later than the fourth pay period following the
date the authorization is filed with the District.
The form of the authorization is shown as Appendix B to this agreement.
The UNION shall select a single payroll dues deduction and-agency-fee-arrangement for each contract
year to cover all Union members, and shall inform the District payroll office of arrangements at least
three calendar weeks prior to the implementation date. Said Agessy/se-ordues deduction shall begin
on the 1* day of employment.
The right to dues deduction and-agenc;fee-shall be extended to the recognized bargaining agent only.
The Union will hold the District harmless from any disputes between the Union and its members
relative to the deduction of dues-and-agency-fees. The District shall have no obligation to collect dues
and agescy iaeas_beyond the weekly deduction. Furthermore the—Union wil hold harmiess aad
jndecanif the School Pistist and intervencinosd_dofendanyceuritigaten concerning the oreorlaty
of-atormination-forfaiurete-pay_tharapras aatation-fea._in-cuch i-gation, the Disinet chal. fave-Ae
ebligation-to-defend-the-terminatian-
All members of the Bargaining Unit will be provided all the wages and benefits provided under this
Agreement, and shall retain all rights guaranteed to them under the provisions of N.H. RSA 273-A.
ARTICLE Il
DEFINITIONS
The term "School", as used in this Agreement, means any work location or functional division
maintained by the BOARD where instruction is offered to the children of Nashua. The term "Work
Place” means a school cafeteria.
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The term "Principal", as used in this Agreement, means the responsible administrative head of a
respective school. The term "Director" means the Director of Food Services.
The term “Teachers' Union Representative", as used in this Agreement, shall mean any duly
authorized designee of the Federation.
Whenever the singular is used in this Agreement, it is to include the plural where the context clearly so
indicates.
The term "Employee", as used in this Agreement, means any member of the bargaining unit
The "probationary period" for new hires shall be 90 full calendar days physically present on the job as
an employee as defined herein. The probationary period for employees who have completed their
initial 90 calendar day probationary period and who are transferred or promoted to another position,
shall be 30 full calendar days physically present on the job as an employee as defined herein.
Employees who are transferred or promoted during their initial 90 calendar day probationary period,
must complete that initial probationary period prior to beginning the 30-calendar day probationary
period of the new position.
The term "active employment", as used in this Agreement, shall mean actual time physically present on
the job together with any authorized paid leave granted pursuant to this Agreement including absences
for which the employee is receiving workers’ compensation benefits.
The term "service", as used in this Agreement, shall mean accrued time in active employment as
defined in 2:7 as an employee of the District. In the event of authorized unpaid leave, suspension or
layoff, the employee shall retain such service as was accrued on the date of the authorized unpaid
leave, suspension or layoff upon return to active employment, but shall commence further accrual only
upon such return and shall not accrue service during such leave, suspension or layoff period. In the
event of retirement, resignation or discharge, the employee shall lose all service.
The term "seniority", as used in this Agreement, shall mean accrued time in service as defined in
Article 2:8 in the Bargaining Unit.
The term "classification seniority", as used in this Agreement, shall mean seniority as defined in Article
2:9 in a Classification as set forth in Appendix D.
Tier | employees are employees in the position of lead cook or cook.
Tier Il employees are employees who work a regular schedule of 990 hours or more per year._5.5
hours per day, total hours 27.5 per week,
Tier II] employees are employees who work a regular schedule of less than 990 hours per year or less,
5.25 hours per day or less. total hours 26.25 or less per week.
The term "fiscal year”, as used in this Agreement, begins July 1** and ends June 30".
ARTICLE Ill
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
Grievance and Arbitration Procedures
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The purpose of this Article is to establish a procedure for the settlement of grievances which involve an
alleged violation of a term or provision of the existing contract. All such grievances will be handled as
provided in this Article. Probationary employees are not entitled to grievance procedures.
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No grievance shall be considered under the grievance procedure unless it is presented as provided
below. A grievance must be referred to the next step as provided below or the grievance will be
considered settled on the basis of the last answer given. If a grievance is once settled in any of the
following steps, it shall be considered closed and shall not thereafter be subject to the grievance
procedure or to arbitration. Workdays, workweeks and work years shall mean the
workday/workweek/work year of the grievant.
All grievances over which the Director has no jurisdiction shall be submitted directly to the Business
Administrator within thirty (30) workdays after the aggrieved party knows or should have known of the
act or condition on which the grievance is based. Submission at any level within that thirty (30)-day
period shall establish the timeliness of the grievance.
Step 1
Any employee who has a grievance shall, with or without the employee's union representative, discuss
it first with the Director in an attempt to resolve the matter at that level.
Step 2
If the grievance is not settled within ten (10) workdays after presentation at Step 1, the grievant shall,
within ten (10) workdays thereafter, set forth the grievance in writing to the Director specifying:
a. The specific nature of the grievance and the date it occurred;
b. The provision(s) of this Agreement which is alleged to have been violated:
c. The nature and extent of the injury, loss or inconvenience;
d. The results of previous discussions;
e. The basis for dissatisfaction with the decisions previously rendered;
f. The remedy which is desired.
The grievance shall be signed by the aggrieved employee and Union representative before being
presented to the Supervisor in Step 2.
If the grievance is not received in writing by the Director in Step 2 within thirty (30) workdays after the
aggrieved party knows or should have known of the act or condition on which the grievance is based,
the grievance will be considered as waived. An alleged waiver will be subject to arbitration pursuant to
the provision of this Article. The Director shall act upon the grievance within five (5) workdays after
receipt at Step 2 and shall communicate the decision in writing to the UNION.
Sten 3
If the issue is not resolved after Step 2, the grievance shall, within five (5) workdays after receipt of the
Director's decision be submitted to the Business Administrator. The Business Administrator shall act
upon the grievance within a period not to exceed ten (10) workdays and shall communicate the
decision in writing to the UNION.
Sten 4
If the issue is not resolved after Step 3, the grievance shall, within five (5) workdays after receipt of the
decision, be submitted to the Superintendent. The Superintendent shall act upon the grievance within
a period not to exceed ten (10) workdays and shall communicate the decision in writing to the UNION.
