Article 8
Strikes and Work Stoppages
The Union shall not instigate, sponsor, or encourage any activity or action in contravention of the
provisions or intent of this Agreement.
No employee shall, alone or in concert, engage in, initiate, sponsor, support or direct a strike, work
stoppage, or refuse in the course of employment to perform assigned duties; or withhold, curtail or
restrict services or otherwise interfere with the operations of the Nashua Library System, or
encourage others to do so; or engage or participate in any other form of illegal job action.
Article 9
Work Week and Work Schedule
A. The work week shall consist of seven consecutive 24 hour periods beginning on Sunday and
ending on Saturday.
B. The normal work schedule for full time employees shall consist of forty (40) hours.
C. Any change in regular work schedule hours shall be the subject of discussions between the
Union and the Board of Trustees before being implemented. This subsection shall not be
construed to reduce or impair management's authority pursuant to the article entitled
"Management Rights,” supra.
Scheduling and integration of curbside delivery and remote access work into an
employee’s work schedule shall be reasonable, equitable and comparable within a
department. Requests by employees for inclusion of remote access work into their
regular work schedule shall be given reasonable consideration by the Library Director or
designee. In all cases of remote access work, necessary technology shall be provided by
the Library to the employee, to be utilized or waived by said employee.
D. 1. Full-time: Full-time staff members are those who work forty (40) hours during a
work week schedule arranged by each department.
(la) Full-time Support Staff (Administration Office, Technical Services,
Information Technology, Janitorial, Maintenance): Schedules will regularly
include daytime hours on Monday through Friday or as arranged by each department
to meet the needs of the organization. Alternative regular schedules may be agreed
upon by the Director, department supervisor, and employee provided it serves the
needs of the organization and is reasonable and equitable within a department.
Alternative schedules may include Saturday hours as well as remote access work.
(1b) Full-time Public Service Staff (All Public Service Desks, Security):
Schedules will regularly include daytime hours on Monday through Saturday, one or
