CWA 1104/GSEU/ContractIndex/Article 4: No Discrimination

From CGEU

4.1 GSEU agrees to continue its established policy of admitting all employees to membership and to represent all employees without regard to race, ethnicity, creed, color, national origin, native language or dialect, sex, age, disability, marital status or sexual orientation. At the election of the employee, claims of discrimination under this Article shall be subject to review only in accordance with State and Federal procedures established for such purpose.

4.2 The State agrees to continue its established policy prohibiting discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation and all forms of illegal discrimination with regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or marital status. The SUNY "Internal Grievance Discrimination Procedure" for review of allegations of discrimination under this Article shall continue to be available to employees in the State University Graduate Student Negotiating Unit. Employees availing themselves of this SUNY grievance procedure for review of allegations of discrimination may, at the employee's request, elect to be represented by GSEU. Use of that procedure shall not deny an employee access to State and Federal procedures which exist for the purpose of reviewing alleged illegal discrimination in employment.

4.3 The Public Employees' Fair Employment Act prohibits discrimination based on the proper exercise by an employee of the rights guaranteed by the Act. Claims of discrimination based upon the proper exercise of such rights shall be subject to review only in accordance with the provisions of the Public Employees' Fair Employment Act and shall not be subject to review under the "SUNY Internal Grievance Discrimination Procedure" or the Grievance Procedure contained in Article 16 of this Agreement.