H. Determine the standards of selection for employment and the standards of
service to be offered by the Nashua Police Department;
I. Exercise managerial policy as set forth in RSA 273-Ail, XI, and other pertinent
laws.
None of the rights, responsibilities, and prerogatives that are delegated to the Commission by
virtue of statute and Charter provisions and ordinances shall be subject to the grievance
procedure hereunder. The foregoing Management Rights are set out for purposes of illustration
and not limitation; the Commission retains all such rights, powers, and authority not otherwise
specifically relinquished, restricted, or modified by the terms of this Agreement, whether
exercised or not.
ARTICLE 9 - 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 Article.
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 Department or
encourage others to do so; or engage, or participate in any other form of job action.
ARTICLE 10 - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING MEETINGS AND CONTRACTS
No more than three (3) representatives of the Union shall be designated to attend collective
bargaining meetings with the Commission or its representatives. The designated representatives
of the Union shall be given a reasonable opportunity to meet with the Commission or its
representatives during working hours unless any of the below conditions exist.
No essential employee shall attend negotiating meetings who is normally scheduled for duty
during the time the meeting is being held unless approved previously by the Division Supervisor
or designee and coverage is available without causing overtime to the Department.
Representatives attending collective bargaining meetings shall attend without loss of pay (if
normal work time) and without overtime compensation (if not scheduled to work during the time of
the negotiation meeting).
The Commission agrees to make arrangements for and assume the cost of printing this
Agreement. The Union agrees to provide a copy of the Agreement to each employee it
represents.
ARTICLE 11 - SHOP STEWARD/INVESTIGATION OF ISSUES
Management agrees to recognize one (1) Shop Steward and two (2) Alternate Shop Stewards,
and the union agrees to provide management with an updated list of names of the individuals
who shall fill these positions.
An off-duty Shop Steward or Alternate Shop Steward shall investigate all situations/issues
brought to his attention. Union representatives normally conduct investigations and all other
phases of grievance handling during off-duty hours. If the nature of the grievance is such that
expedited handling will result in prompt disposition thereof without interference to Department
operations, or require the need to hire overtime personnel, or to reassign personnel from outside
