PRIVACY RIGHTS AND IMMIGRANT SAFETY. The Union is obligated to represent all workers without discrimination based upon national or ethnic origin. The Union is therefore obligated to protect workers against violations of their legal rights occurring in the workplace, including unreasonable search and seizure. The Employer is obligated to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations in addition to operating within all parameters and specific conditions set in their private compliance agreement with federal state and local regulatory officials. To the extent permitted by law, the Employer shall notify the Union as quickly as possible, if any D.H.S. (Department of Homeland Security) or ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agent contacts the Employer to enable a Union representative or attorney to take steps to protect the rights of workers. Additionally, to the extent permitted by law, the Employer shall notify the Union immediately upon receiving notice from the D.H.S. or ICE, or when an SSA audit of worker records (for any purpose) is scheduled or proposed and shall provide the Union with any list received from such governmental agencies identifying workers with documentation or social security problems. To the extent permitted by law, the Employer shall not infringe the privacy rights of workers, without their express consent, by revealing to the D.H.S. or ICE any worker name, address, or other similar information. To the extent permitted by law, the Employer shall notify the affected worker and the Union in the event it furnished such information to the
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
