Article 8
Strikes and Work S toppages
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 employ ment 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 employ ces 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," sup ra.
Scheduling and integration of curbside delivery _and remote access work into an teres Formatted: Left, Indent: First line: 0",
employ ee’s work schedule shall be reasonable, equitable and comparable within a Hyphenate, Tab stops: Not at -1" + -0.5" +
department. Requests by employ ces for inclusion of remote access work into their
regular work schedule shall be given reasonable consideration by the Library Director or
designee. Inall cases of remote access work, necessary technology shall be provided by
the Library to the employee, to be utilized or waived by said employ ce.
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). Fhesverkyeeks Schedules
will regularly include day time hours on Monday through Friday or as arranged by
each department_to mect_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 withina department. Alternative schedules may include Saturday hours as
well as remote access work.
