The provisions herein shall be applied equally to all applicants for employment as well as all employees without discrimination as to age, sex, marital status, race, color, creed, national origin, or political affiliation. The failure of the City to apply the provisions herein without discrimination when brought to the attention of the Bargaining Agent, shall be subject to the provisions of the grievance procedure.
Particularly, it is the express intent that this Title of the Code shall not be interpreted in such a manner as to cause or constitute a violation of any law, specifically including Title VII of PL-88-352, as amended, known as the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1964.
All references to employees(s) in this Title designate both sexes. The City agrees not to interfere with the rights of the employee(s) to become members of the Bargaining Agent, and there shall be no discrimination, interference, restraint, or coercion by the City or its representatives against any employee activity in an official capacity on behalf of the Bargaining Agent.
The Bargaining Agent recognizes its responsibility and agrees to represent all employee(s) in the Bargaining Unit without discrimination, interference, restraint or coercion. The Bargaining Agent agrees not to intimidate or coerce any employee in an effort to recruit membership in the Bargaining Unit.