{"id":163,"date":"2008-08-08T13:43:48","date_gmt":"2008-08-08T17:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cnht.org\/news\/?p=163"},"modified":"2008-08-19T14:09:09","modified_gmt":"2008-08-19T18:09:09","slug":"selectmen-to-fight-police-plan-for-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cnht.org\/news\/2008\/08\/08\/selectmen-to-fight-police-plan-for-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenland selectmen object to formation of police union"},"content":{"rendered":"

August 8, 2008
\nSeacoast Online<\/a><\/p>\n

GREENLAND \u2014 Forming a union is not going to be a cakewalk for the town’s police department.<\/p>\n

The Board of Selectmen has filed an objection to the move, meaning there will be a hearing before the Public Employee Labor Relations Board. It will be the PELRB that decides whether to accept the Police Department’s petition.<\/p>\n

Selectman Paul Sanderson said that, other than confirming that this action had been taken, there wasn’t much he could say for legal reasons.<\/p>\n

“We have retained counsel and we did file an opposition to a request to certify this bargaining unit,” Sanderson said. “At this point, we await the response of the union representative and the Public Employee Labor Relations Board.”<\/p>\n

Sanderson said he could not discuss the reasons for the board’s decision.<\/p>\n

“It’s because it is a legal matter,” Sanderson said. “When dealing with labor relations, you have to avoid unfair labor practices.”<\/p>\n

Selectmen had until Friday to file their objection, 15 days after the petition was received by the PELRB.<\/p>\n

In July, 10 Police Department employees, through Teamsters Local 633 of New Hampshire, petitioned the Labor Relations Board asking to unionize.<\/p>\n

The police chief and one administrative sergeant are not included in the petition.<\/p>\n

Thomas Noonan, business agent for the Teamsters, is handling the department’s petition. In an earlier interview, Noonan said unions offer better job security.<\/p>\n

“There are many reasons why people want to unionize but primarily it’s to have a collective bargaining unit, to spell out their benefit package,” Noonan said.<\/p>\n

In addition to having a collective bargaining unit, Noonan said the Teamsters local would represent any officer with a grievance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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