AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS REPRESENTING THE
CITY OF NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, LOCAL #365
APPENDIX E
SNOW COVERAGE
| 1. It will be a condition of employment for all new hires as of July 1, 2006 that he/she shall be
available for snow events. There will be no retroactive payments under this agreement to those
hired before July 1, 2006.
2.A. We-Management_will utilize a bargaining unit volunteer sign-up list for snow events.
This list will cover one (1) week periods, from Monday 6:45 a.m to Sunday_Monday 6:45 a.m,
Up to 80 employees-bargaining unit members who agree to be on call witbe-issued-pagersfer
the-week-—Each—bargaininge-unit-employee—with-a-pager-will be compensated $100.00 or 4.5
hours of overtime pay, whichever is greater, for the week. Employees will provide one phone
number and receive a call and text notifying them that they need to report to work. Bargaining
unit members on-call will be allowed to get someone else to cover for them as long as they
provide notification. ‘Hhe-en-call- pay] he-divided berweenthe-empleyees—based—on the
percentage-of-hours-each—was-on-eall-forthe-week- Four (4) maintenance positions shall be
entitled to the aforementioned on-call compensation. Bargaining unit members hired after the
date that this contract is signed will not be eligible for_on call compensation for snow.
B. Empleyees-Bargaining unit members on-call who have worked at least sixteen (16) hours
within a twenty-four (24) hour period are not-expeeted—te-respondte—a_call-in/page ifthe
empleyee-has initiated arest-peried-and has netreceived aainimum of &-hoursrestinveclipible
for_up to an 8 hour rest period. At the employee’s option he/she may respond without the
minimum hours of rest. An employee shall give notice of the duration of such rest period to the
dispatcher, should the employee desire a rest period. An employee using vacation and/or sick
time during a rest period under Appendix E shall maintain their eligibility for overtime.
C. Bargaining Unit employees who are unable to commit to the week block for on-call shall
| be contacted and offered the opportunity to work during a call-in‘page provided additional
manpower is needed above the bargaining unit on-call volunteers. All Bargaining Unit members
shall be offered any available work prior to offering such work outside the bargaining unit.
Should a bargaining unit employee not be available at the time of the call, receives a message, or
has no answering machine at their residence, such employee may contact the dispatcher and
provided work is continuing to be completed, advise when they will be available to respond.
They will be assigned the next available open slot_in the order in which such calls are received.
D._Employees will be paid double time for hours worked _in excess of 16 consecutive hours
ending during a snow event while performing snow event duties. However, employees who
