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, <br />ARTICLE 2 <br />NON-DISCRINIINATION <br />2.1. Both the City and the F.O.P. recognize their respective responsibilities under the <br />Federal and State Civil Rights Laws, Fair Employment Practices Acts, and other similar <br />constitutional and statutory requirements. Therefore, both the City and the F.O.P. hereby <br />reaffirm their commitments, legal and moral, not to discriminate in any manner relating to <br />employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex or age. <br />Furthermore, the provisions of the Agreement shall be applied equally to all employees in the <br />bargaining unit without discrimination as to age, marital status, race, sex, religion, color, <br />na.tional origin or political affiliation. The F.O.P. sha.ll share equally with the City the <br />responsibility for applying this provision of the Agreement. The male pronoun or adjective <br />used herein refers to the female also unless otherwise indicated. <br />2.2 The City agrees not to interfere with the rights of employees to become members <br />of the F.O.P., and there shall be no discrimination, interference, restraint or coercion by the City <br />representative(s) against any employee(s) because of F.O.P. membership or lack of F.O.P. <br />membership. <br />2.3. The F.O.P. recognizes its responsibilities as bargaining unit, members and <br />non-members, without discrimination, interference, restraint or coercion. <br />4