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<br />constitutional and statutory requirements. Therefore, both the <br />City and the F.O.P. hereby reaffirm their commitments, legal <br />and moral, not to discriminate in any manner relating to <br />employment on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, <br />disability, sex or age. Furthermore, the provisions of this <br />Agreement shall be applied equally to all employees in the <br />bargaining unit without discrimination as to age, marital <br />status, race, sex, color, creed, national origin or political <br />affiliation. The F.O.P. shall share equally with the City the <br />responsibility for applying this provision of the Agreement. <br />The male pronoun or adjective used herein refers to <br />the female also unless otherwise indicated. <br />2. The City agrees not to interfere with the rights <br />of employees to become members of the F.O.P., and there shall <br />be no discrimination, interference, restraint or coercion by <br />the City representative(s) against any employee(s) because of <br />F.O.P. membership or lack of F.O.P. membership. <br />3. The F.O.P. recognizes its responsibilities as <br />bargaining unit, members and non-members, without <br />discrimination, interference, restraint or coercion. <br />ARTICLE III <br />AGENCY SHOP; DUES DEDUCTION <br />Within thirty (30) days of the execution of this <br />Aqreement, all employees in the bargaining unit shall either <br />become dues paying members of the F.O.P. or, as a condition of <br />continued employment, remit to the F.O.P. a fair share fee in <br />accord with the provisions of Ohio Revised Code §4117.09(C). <br />-2-