ARTICLE 7: EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
It is agreed that the Commission and the Department will not:
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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;
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;
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.
lt 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 shall 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:
