Common use of EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND PROTECTION Clause in Contracts

EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND PROTECTION. 4.01 Pursuant to the Florida Public Employees - Collective Bargaining Act, as amended, Section 447.01 et seq., Florida Statutes, the Board hereby agrees that every employee shall have the right to freely join and participate in any employee organization of his/her own choosing, to negotiate collectively, through a certified bargaining agent, with his/her public employer in the determination of the wages, hours, terms and conditions of his/her employment, and to engage in concerted activities not prohibited by law for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. The Board understands and agrees that it will not interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of any rights conferred by Chapter 447, F.S., or encourage or discourage membership in any employee organization by discrimination in regard to hiring, tenure, or other conditions of employment, or refuse to bargain collectively, fail to bargain in good faith, or discharge or discriminate against an employee because s/he has filed charges or given testimony under Chapter 447, F.S.