Policy HPA
Employee Walkout, Strikes, and Work-to-the-Rule
School Board Approved: June 15, 2020

Any strike, job action or withholding of services by a public employee is illegal.

Any employee of the district who engages in a strike, job action, withholds services, absents him/herself without leave or authorization, or declines to perform all of his/her duties and responsibilities will be acting contrary to the law of the state, to the Board policies and to any applicable individual contact.

Any employee who so acts will:

• Suffer a deduction in salary for every day s/he is absent from work.
• Have an official reprimand placed in his/her permanent record.
• Be subject to immediate discharge or other appropriate disciplining action.

Legal References:
RSA 273-A: 13, Strikes Prohibited
Farrelly v. Timberlane Regional School Dist., 144 N.H. 560 (1974)

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