N. ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE/PERSONNEL: An employee that is considered essential at all times to
maintain the critical 24-hour operations of the Nashua Police Department as determined by the
Chief of Police or designee.
©. NON-ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE/PERSONNEL: An employee that is not normally essential to
maintain the 24-hour operations of the Nashua Police Department as determined by the Chief of
Police or designee; however, this condition may change due to emergencies that could occur.
P. PART-TIME EMPLOYEE: An employee whose normal work schedule is less than 35 hours per
week.
Q. FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE: An employee whose normal work schedule is 35 hours or more per
week.
R. FINANCIAL SERVICES DIVISION: A Division within the Nashua Police Department responsible
for the compensation of Department employees.
S. CITY OF NASHUA UNAFFILIATED EMPLOYEE: A Nashua Police Department civilian employee
who is not covered under this Agreement or any other collective bargaining agreements.
T. DOMESTIC PARTNER: An individual: 1) Who had a long-term intimate relationship with an
employee; 2) who was living in the same household as the employee at the time of death; and 3),
with whom the employee had an intent to remain in a long-term relationship. (This definition only
pertains to Article 18 - “Bereavement Leave.”)
U. EXECUTION DATE: Is defined as the date when cost items contained within the tentative
Collective Bargaining Agreement are approved by the Board of Aldermen, and the Collective
Bargaining Agreement is signed by the parties.
V. GENDER: All references herein the Agreement referring to the masculine gender shall be
considered to include the feminine.
W. WORK DAY: In the case of paid leave, “work day” means the number of hours an employee works
on a regularly scheduled work day.
ARTICLE 4: STABILITY OF AGREEMENT
No amendment to, modification of, or change in, the terms or provision of this Agreement shall bind the
Commission or the Union unless made and executed in writing and signed by an authorized representative
of each party.
ARTICLE 5: UNION MEMBERSHIP
A. According to RSA 275:1, “Union Membership,” no person shall coerce or compel, or attempt to
coerce or compel, any person into an Agreement, either written or verbal, not to join or become a
member of any labor organization, as a condition or securing or continuing in any employment.
Membership in the Union is not compulsory. Employees may join or not, maintain, or resign
membership in the Union at their sole discretion. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to
require that any employee of the Department join the Union as a condition of being hired or retained
in employment.
B. Employees who are not members of the Union shall not be required to pay dues to the Union.
Neither the Union nor the Commission shall discriminate in favor of, or against, any employee by
reason of membership or non-membership in the Union.
