. The wages and benefits provided under this Agreement shall apply to all employees.
ARTICLE 6: UNION DUES
Written authorization: An employee, who is covered by this Agreement, may execute a written
authorization providing that a portion of their basic monthly wages be withheld weekly and
forwarded to the Union. Upon receipt of a properly executed Authorization and Assignment Form
from an employee, the Commission or appropriate designee shall notify the City of Nashua’s Chief
Financial Officer or appropriate designee to deduct from wages due, the amount authorized. A
copy of said form is attached as Appendix A.
Check for Dues Deducted: Each month, a check for the amount of all dues deducted, along with
a current list of bargaining unit members from whose wages dues deductions have been made,
shail be transmitted to the Treasurer of the Union. The Union will be responsible for providing a
current name and address to the City to whom the dues deductions should be transmitted.
. Revocation of Authorization: An employee who executes such authorization form shall continue
to have such deductions made from his/her wages during the term of the Agreement or until he/she
notifies the Commission or designee in writing, with a copy to the Union, that the Authorization and
Assessment Form is being revoked, and the employee thus withdraws the authority for the
deduction of dues.
. Dues Deductions: Dues deductions shall be subordinate to deductions required by law. No
deductions shall be made if an employee has insufficient wages in any pay period. Neither the
Commission, nor the City of Nashua, shall be responsible for deducting any arrearage in dues
owed to the Union by a member.
Termination of Deductions: Deductions shall automatically terminate upon the occurrence of any
of the following events:
1. Termination of employment;
2. Transfer out of the bargaining unit;
3. Lay-off or reduction in force;
4, Revocation by the employee of Dues Deduction Authorization.
. Indemnification: The Union shall indemnify and save harmless the Commission, the Nashua
Police Department, and the City of Nashua from any and all suits and damages arising out of, or in
connection with, such dues deductions. Should there be a dispute between an employee and the
Union over the matter of an employee’s Union membership, the Union agrees to hold the
Commission, the Nashua Police Department, and the City of Nashua harmiess in any such dispute.
ARTICLE 7: EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
lt is agreed that the Commission and the Department will not:
1. Restrain, coerce, or otherwise interfere with its employees in the exercise of the rights
Dominate or interfere in the formation or administration of the Union;
2. Discriminate in the hiring or tenure, or the terms and conditions of employment of employees,
for the purpose of encouraging or discouraging membership in the Union;
