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ARTICLE 7 - NONDISCRIMINATION
1. Nondiscrimination. The Association and the
College affirm their adherence to the principles of free
choice and agree that they shall not discriminate against
any employee covered by this Agreement because of age, race,
religion, sex, physical limitations, marital status,
sexual orientation, or national origin. Provisions of
this Article for which other remedies exist (i.e., EEOC,
Department of Labor) shall not be subject to binding
arbitration.
2. Affirmative Action for Redressing Ethnic and Gender
Discrimination. The College and Association
recognize that all the effects of ethnic and gender
discrimination, including systemic workforce segregation,
cannot be remedied simply by ending discriminatory practices
and utilizing employment practices that treat people equally
regardless of ethnicity or gender; and for this reason, some
element of affirmative action is necessary. The term
"affirmative action" refers to any measure, beyond simply
terminating and prohibiting discriminatory practices, that
may be used to increase or maintain the percentage of
particular categories of underrepresented employees in the
workforce or segments of the workforce. The above
understanding shall be reflected in affirmative action
policies of the College, which shall be formulated and
carried out with active participation of the
Association.
3. Diversity. The College and the
Association, along with other employee group
representatives, shall maintain a working environment where
a diverse faculty may fully participate in taking collective
responsibility for the student learning environment of the
college.
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