Public Education Officer shall be known as Inspector/Public Education Officer.
The purpose of this paragraph is to reflect the title changes only and all other
conditions relating to these positions remain unchanged.
xX. Non-fire suppression divisional employees, who have passed the
current fire fighter exam written and physical, shall be given preference by
seniority for interdivisional transfers to fire suppression in the event that a vacancy
occurs. All bargaining unit employees shall be given preference in the filling of
any interdivisional vacancy that may occur in any other division when the position
does not require an examination. Members in all cases pertaining to this section
shall have otherwise met the then current qualifications for said position as
established by the City of Nashua’s Board of Fire Commissioners, Fire Standard
and Training Commissioners, and the New Hampshire Retirement System.
Y. In order to be eligible to be promoted to any rank or position,
employees must take a test for that position regardless of the number of employees
competing for the position.
Z. Once atest has been posted, the promotional process that was in effect
on the date of the posting shall be the process that is used until the subsequent
promotional list expires or the eligible candidates on that list are exhausted.
AA. Upon signing of this contract, the union and the administration shall
establish a joint labor management committee to review the current promotional
processes. This committee shall have four (4) members from the union, (4)
members from administration and one (1) mutually agreed upon full voting
member, who is not affiliated with either organization. The committee shall review
this Article 18, and propose changes to this Article to the Board of Fire
Commissioners and the Union. This committee shall be formed within 60 days of
signing and shall have a report for members to vote on by September 1, 2021.
Article 19 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
A. _ It shall be the purpose of this grievance procedure to settle grievances
between the City and the Union as expeditiously and fairly as possible. Any
difference as to the interpretation of this Agreement in its application to a
particular situation, or as to whether it has been observed and performed, shall be a
grievance under this Agreement and the parties shall observe the following
procedure for the adjustment and settlement of such grievance.
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