through 8-14, and the City will not recognize any other Union,
<br />organization or person as the representative for any employees
<br />within such classifications. Nothing herein shall prevent
<br />individual employees from discussing terms and conditions of
<br />employment now covered by this Agreement with the City, however,
<br />such communication shall not be used to undermine the position of
<br />the Union as the representative of the employees.
<br />ARTICLE 3: NON-DISCRIMINATION
<br />Section 1: Both the City and the Union recognize their
<br />respective responsibilities under the federal and state civil
<br />rights laws, fair employment practice acts and other similar
<br />constitutional and statutory requirements. Therefore, both the
<br />City and the Union hereby reaffirm their commitments, legal and
<br />moral, not to discriminate in any manner relating to employment
<br />on the basis or race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, or
<br />any other invidious reason.
<br />Section 2: The City recognizes the right of all employees
<br />and applicants for employment to be free to join the Union and
<br />participate in lawful, concerted Union activities. Therefore,
<br />the City agrees that there shall be no discrimination,
<br />.interference, restraint, coercion, or reprisal by the City
<br />against any. employee or any applicant for employment because of
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