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Discharge, suspend, discipline, or otherwise discriminate against any employee because the
employee has filed a complaint, affidavit or petition, or given information or testimony under
RSA 273-A; and
Refuse to negotiate in good faith with the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit,
including the failure to submit to the legislative body any cost item agreed upon in negotiations;
Invoke a lockout;
Fail to comply with Chapter 273-A or any rule adopted under the Chapter;
Breach a collective bargaining agreement;
Make any law or regulation, or to adopt any rule relative to the terms and conditions of
employment that would invalidate any portion of the Agreement.
It is the intention of the parties that this article provides that the Union shall enjoy all of the rights
secured to it by RSA 273-A only.
ARTICLE 8: MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
The Commission and its designees shail have, whether exercised or not, all of the rights, powers,
and authority vested in it by virtue of the laws and the statutes of the Unites States and the State
of New Hampshire and the Nashua City Charter and ordinances, including, but not limited to, the
specific rights to:
Control the management and administration of the Nashua Police Department:
Hire, promote, transfer, assign, retain, lay off, and direct employees within the Nashua Police
Department;
Suspend, demote, discharge, and take other disciplinary actions against employees for just
cause;
Issue, modify, and enforce rules and regulations which do not expressly violate the terms of
this Agreement;
Determine the methods, means, and personnel by which Nashua Police Department
operations are to be conducted, as well as to determine those operations;
Determine the job classifications and compensation based on a system which classifies
positions based on the skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions required;
Exercise complete control and discretion over the Nashua Police Department, its organization,
and the technology of performing its work;
Determine the standards of selection for employment and the standards of service to be offered
by the Nashua Police Department;
Exercise managerial policy as set forth in RSA 273-A:l, XI, and other pertinent laws.
None of the rights, responsibilities, and prerogatives that are delegated to the Commission by virtue
of statute and Charter provisions and ordinances shall be subject to the grievance procedure
hereunder.
