ARTICLE 22 - LONGEVITY BONUS PAY
A. Regular full-time employees who have been employed by the City for five (5) or
more years, on an uninterrupted basis except by reason of lay-off or approved leave of absence
are eligible for a longevity payment on the anniversary of their date of hire. Effective July 1,
| 2011, longevity payments area as follows:
5 to 9 years of service $ 400.00
10 to 14 years of service $ 600.00
15 to 19 years of service $ 800.00
20 to 24 years of service $ 1,000.00
25 years of service and over $1,200.00
B. An employee eligible to receive longevity pay, who quits his or her employment
or is dismissed for just cause prior to his/her anniversary date of employment, shall forfeit his or
her right to entitlement to all or any portion of longevity pay to which the employee would
otherwise be entitled.
ARTICLE 23 - UNION ACTIVITIES
A. When an employee is elected President of Local #365 and has to do work which
takes him/her away from his/her regular employment with the City, he/she, at the written request
of the Union, may be granted a leave of absence without pay, not to exceed twenty-four (24)
months, with no loss of seniority, provided satisfactory arrangements can be made for a
substitute during such leave of absence. An employee on a leave of absence under this Article
shall not be eligible for benefits contained in this agreement.
B. Employees elected as delegates to either the AFSCME International Convention,
the N.H. Public Employees Convention Council #93, or the N.H. State Labor Council
Convention shall be allowed a leave of absence with pay not to exceed one working day per
contract year. This leave of absence may be granted to a maximum of four (4) union members
per contract year; however, no more than two (2) members may be granted a leave of absence at
any one time.
C. The Local President, Vice President, Treasurer, Chapter Chair, Chief Steward and
Shop Stewards may be granted unpaid leaves of absence to conduct union business not to exceed
a total of forty (40) working days per year for the aforementioned employees, provided twenty-
four (24) hours advance notice is given to the Division.
ARTICLE 24 - EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
A. The City will reimburse employees for 75% of the total tuition (excluding books)
contingent upon the satisfactory completion of job-related courses approved in advance. The
purpose of the educational assistance policy is to reduce the cost of employment-related
education to the employees. The 75% share of the City will therefore be reduced by any amount
received or receivable by employee for such education from sources other than the City.
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