Article 1
Agreement
| AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of the day of , 20472020, by and
between Nashua Public Library Board of Trustees (hereinafter called the "Board") and the Nashua
Public Library Employees, AFT, FPE, LOCAL #4831 (hereinafter called the "Union").
Article 2
Recognition
The Board hereby recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive representative of the library
emp loy ees as certified by the PELRB of New Hampshire for all lawful purposes pursuant to New
Hamp shire RSA 273-A, and agrees to comply therewith in its dealings with the Union.
Should there be a dispute between an employee and the Union over the matter of an employ ce's
Union membership, the Union agrees to hold the Board harmless in any such dispute.
Article 3
Discrimination
It is agreed that the Board will not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin,
religion, lawful political or employ ee's organization affiliation, age, marital status, sexual p reference
or non-disqualify ing disability , or on any basis prohibited by law.
Article 4
Union Dues
An employee, who is a member of the Union, may execute a written authorization mutually
acceptable to the Board and the Union providing that a portion of his/her salary representing
monthly dues be withheld weekly and forwarded to the Union. Upon receiving a properly executed
Authorization and Assignment Form from an employee, the Union shall notify the Human
Resources/Pay roll Department to deduct from salary due, the amount authorized, and a copy of said
form acceptable to the Human Resources Department shall be furnished thereto in advance of said
deduction. A copy of said form is attached as Appendix A.
Each month, a check for the amount of all dues deducted, along with a current list of members from
whose salary dues deductions have been made, shall be transmitted to the Treasurer of the Union.
An employee who executes such authorization form shall continue to have such deductions made
from his/her salary during the term of this agreement or until the Human Resource/Pay roll
Department, witha copy to the Union, are notified that the pay roll deduction authorization is being
revoked, and the employ ce thus withdraws the authority for the deduction of dues. Dues deductions
shall be made without cost to the employee or the Union. An employee may be permitted to
withdraw membership only during the fifteen (15) day period from his/her anniversary date.
