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ARTICLE 1 PREAMBL&PURPOSE 1.01. Parties. This Agreement is made between the City of North Olmsted, hereinafter referred to as the "Employer", and Ohio Council 8 and Local No. 2681 of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, hereinafter referred to as the "Union'. 1.02. Purpose. The purpose of this Agreement is to provide a fair and reasonable method of enabling employees covered by this Agreement to participate through Union representation in the establishment of terms and conditions and of their employment, including rates of pay, wages, hours and working conditions, and to establish a peaceful procedure for the resolution of all differences between the parties. ARTICLE 2 RECOGNITION 2.01. The Union is recognized as the sole and exclusive representative of the employees in the job classification listed in Exhibit A for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to wages, hours, terms and other conditions of employment. ARTICLE 3 NON DISCRIMINATION 3.01. Both the Employer and the Union recognize their respective responsibilities under the federal and state civil rights laws, fair employment practice acts and other similar constitutional and statutory requirements. Therefore, both the Employer and the Union hereby reaffirm their commitments, legal and moral, not to discriminate in any manner relating to employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age or disability or any other invidious reason. 3.02. The Employer recognizes the rights of all employees and applicants for employment to be free to join the Union and participate in lawful, concerted Union activities. Therefore, the Employer agrees that there shall be no discrimination, interference, restraint, coercion, or reprisal by the Employer against any employee or any applicant for employment because of Union membership or because of any lawful activity in an official capacity on behalf of the Union. The Union recognizes the right of all employees and all applicants for employment to be free to join or not to join the Union. 3.03. All of the employees of the Employer within the bargaining unit shall receive equitable treatment and share in any all benefits provided herein. 3.04. Gender Neutral 4 Whenever the context so requires, the use of words herein, in the singular, shall be construed to include the plural, and words in the plural, the singular, and words whether in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall be construed to include all of said genders. By the use of either the masculine or feminine genders it is understood that said use is for convenience purposes only and is not to be interpreted to be discriminatory by reason of sex. ARTICLE 4 UNION SECURITY 4.01. The Employer shall deduct the initiation fee and regular monthly dues from the pay of 1 4880.6940.8880,, 2