reasonably equal for the employees subject to layoff, then reverse seniority shall be utilized in
making the layoff decision. In cases where an employee has five (5) or more years of seniority,
the employee shall be eligible to bump the least senior employee remaining in a position class
series in his/her department for which he/she is qualified, if any. In the event that there is no one
available to bump in the department, the employee may exercise the same bumping rights in their
division.
Recall Provision:
Laid off employees shall be eligible for recall for a period of two (2) years from the date of layoff. A
laid off employee shall be given preference for any position which he/she may be qualified
during said period. Recalled employees must be qualified for the position to which recalled. The
Human Resource Department shall send notices of other position vacancies to all employees
eligible for recall to their last known address.
Article 13
Distribution of this Agreement
Upon final execution of this Agreement, the City shall print and distribute or distribute via email
an initial copy of this Agreement to all unit members in the employ of the City as of the execution
date. The Union shall be responsible for distributing a copy of the Agreement to all unit members
hired after the date of execution.
Article 14
Holidays
Employees covered under this agreement shall receive straight time wages and not be required
to work on the following holidays, except as otherwise provided in this article:
New Years
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas
Presidential Election Day [every four years]
Presidents’ Day
In addition to the above days, two (2) holidays shall be determined by the Mayor in January of each
year.
Employees working in the Public Works Division, except for employees in the Engineering and
Administration Departments, shall have the same holidays as those specified in Article 15A of the
collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Public Works of the City of Nashua and
Local 365 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO,
provided that the total number of holidays shall be no less than holidays listed above.
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