MERIT SYSTEM AND HIRING. 21 A. The PARTIES are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all 22 new applicants for employment, as well as for present Employees. METRO shall recruit, select and 23 promote Employees and/or individuals from the community workforce on the basis of their relative 24 knowledge, skills and abilities and in accordance with King County’s equal employment opportunity 25 and affirmative action policies. Upon request, METRO will inform Employees of the knowledge, 26 skills and abilities that are the subject of interviews or role-plays for UNION positions.
MERIT SYSTEM AND HIRING. 28 A. The PARTIES are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all 1 new applicants for employment, as well as for present Employees. METRO shall recruit, select, and 2 promote employees and/or individuals from the community workforce on the basis of their relative 3 knowledge, skills and abilities, and in accordance with King County’s equal employment opportunity 4 and affirmative action policies. Upon request, METRO will inform Employees of the knowledge, 5 skills and abilities that are the subject of interviews or role-plays for UNION positions.