Article 2 Non-Discrimination and Civil Rights NA2019

Article 2 Non-Discrimination and Civil Rights

Section 2.1 Statement of Principles

The Employer and the Union agree that there shall be no discrimination by the Employer or the Union against employees because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, or marital status. In addition, consistent with the other provisions of this Agreement, there shall be no unlawful dis- crimination against employees, as prohibited by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974. [See Memos, pages 129-132]

Section 2.2 Committee

Non-Discrimination and Civil Rights are proper subjects for discussion at Labor-Management Committee meetings at the national, regional/area and local levels provided in Article 38.

Section 2.3 Grievances

Grievances arising under this Article may be filed at Step 2 of the grievance procedure within fourteen (14) days of when the employee or the Union has first learned or may reasonably have been expected to have learned of the alleged discrimination, unless filed directly at the national level, in which case the provisions of this Agreement for initiating grievances at that level shall apply.

Section 2.4 Dual Filing

The Union, at the national and local levels, will take affirmative steps to ensure that bargaining-unit employees are informed that they should not pursue essentially contractual matters simultaneously under the grievance and EEO processes. The Union, at the national and local levels, will not encourage dual filing of grievances. (The preceding Article, Article 2, shall apply to Mail Handler Assistant employees.)