COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
NASHUA BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
AND
NASHUA POLICE COMMUNICATION EMPLOYEES
N.E.P.B.A. LOCAL 125, |.U.P.A., AFL-CIO
FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023
July 1, 2019 — June 30, 2023
ARTICLE 39 - TERM OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect from midnight, July 1, 2046. , until midnight, June 30,
2040.
Any party intending to alter or modify this Agreement or negotiate a successor agreement hereto, shall give notice
to the other party of such intention at least one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the expiration date hereof,
after which the parties shall forthwith arrange to commence collective bargaining negotiations.
ARTICLE 38 - EDUCATIONAL REIMBURSEMENT, MANDATED TRAINING,
& PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/LICENSING
AVAILABLE FUNDING:
Effective July 1, 2011, the Commission shall allocate an amount of $1,200 to spend on educational benefits
(tuition reimbursement) per fiscal year, for employees covered under this Agreement.
A.
ARTICLE 35 - PARTIAL INVALIDITY, SEPARABILITY, & COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
Should the parties hereafter agree that applicable law renders invalid or unenforceable any of the provisions of
this Agreement, the parties shall attempt to agree upon a replacement for the affected provision. Such
replacement provisions shall become effective immediately upon ratification according to the respective
procedures and regulations of the parties and shall remain in effect for the duration of the Agreement.
ARTICLE 32 - DEPARTMENT SENIORITY
1. Department seniority is established by the full-time, continuous service date within the
Communications Division
2. If a conflict remains, the last names of the two parties shall be considered alphabetically and
placed accordingly. Such placement shall determine Department seniority. In these cases if an
individual's last name changes after the date of hire, the seniority date shall not be affected, but
shall remain as was originally established.
Department employee has the right to apply for the position. If after a recruitment no qualified applicant is
selected, a position vacancy will be re-posted.
Employees shall be covered by the provisions of the New Hampshire Worker's Compensation Act, as may be
amended from time to time, and by related City policies. The cost of this coverage shall be paid entirely by the
City.
Temporary Replacement: During the time an employee is disabled from performing the duties of his position
due to an on-duty injury, the Department reserves the right to temporarily fill the position as needed up to an 18-
month period from the date of the injury.
One break may be taken in the work periods before and one after the lunch break period as the
work schedule allows; however, at no time will a 15-minute break be directly added to the lunch
break period in order to increase the lunch break period.
All employees may be called back from a break due to emergencies.
The Services Bureau Commander or designee will allow an additional break to be taken if
conditions allow.
The availability of breaks will not change an employee's normal workday schedule.
ARTICLE 25A — LONGEVITY
For purposes of this article, the full-time, continuous cate of hire with the City of Nashua will be used for
computing length of service.
ARTICLE 24 - WORK SCHEDULES
Schedules/Assignments:
Daily and weekly work schedules and shift assignments shall be based on the operating requirements and
budgetary allotments of the Department and are subject to change at any time. The following work schedule is
currently in effect:
4 & 2 Schedule: Four-Days On, Two Days Off, with assigned day off groups. The 4 & 2 Schedule has
employees working 32- and 40-hour workweeks.
