2022-67 - 2023-25 AFSCME Administrative CBA

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ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE 1.01 This Agreement is made between the City of Lakewood, Ohio, hereinafter referred to as the "City," and Ohio Council 8 and the Administrative Chapter of Local 1043 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, hereinafter referred to as the "Union." The male pronoun or adjective where used herein refers to the female also, unless otherwise indicated. The term "employee" or "employees" where used herein, refers to all regular full-time employees in the bargaining unit. The purpose of this Agreement is to provide a fair and responsible method of enabling employees covered by this Agreement to participate through Union representation in the establishment of terms and conditions of their employment, and to establish a peaceful procedure for the resolution of all differences between the parties. ARTICLE 2 RECOGNITION 2.01 The City of Lakewood recognizes Local Union 1043 and Ohio Council 8, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (administrative chapter) as the exclusive collective bargaining representative of the employees who work in the classifications set forth in SERB Certification No. 03-REP-11-0229, dated February, 26, 2004 and corrected April 21, 2004, and thereafter amended on November 22, 2005.. ARTICLE 3 NON-DISCRIMINATION 3.01 The Employer and the Union agree that there shall be no discrimination against any employee on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender identity/expression, genetic information, military status, veteran status, sexual orientation, union membership or activity, or ancestry. The Employer further states and the Union approves that no such discrimination shall be practiced against any applicant for employment. ARTICLE 4 CHECK -OFF 4.01 All employees in the bargaining unit covered by this Agreement who are members of the Union on the date this Agreement is signed, and all other employees in such bargaining unit who become members of the Union at any time in the future, shall, for the term of this Agreement, continue to be members of the Union, and the City will not honor dues deduction (check -off) revocations from any such employee except as provided herein. 4.02 The City will deduct regular initiation fees and monthly dues from the pay of employees in the bargaining unit covered by this Agreement upon receipt of individual authorization cards voluntarily executed by an employee for that purpose and bearing the employee's signature, provided that: 4.03 An employee shall have the right to revoke such authorization by giving written notice to the City and the Local Union Treasurer at any time Revocation of Union membership does nor revoke union dues authorization, which may be revoked as set forth below. t �