Article 36
No Discrimination
36.1 PEF agrees to continue to admit all employees to membership and to represent all employees without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex or handicap.
36.2 The State agrees to continue its established policy against all forms of illegal discrimination with regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age or handicap, or the proper exercise by an employee of the rights guaranteed by the Public Employees' Fair Employment Act.
36.3 The State and PEF shall form a Joint Affirmative Action Advisory Committee which shall develop appropriate recommendations on matters of mutual interest in the areas of equal employment and affirmative action.