Members of the bargaining unit shall have the right to form, join and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of representation on the matters of wages, hours, benefits, and other terms or conditions of employment.

Members of the bargaining unit shall also have the right to refuse to join or participate in any activities of employee organizations and shall have the right to represent themselves individually and have individual grievances adjusted without resort to employee organizations; provided, however, that any resolution reached as a result of such individual representation or grievance must be in accord with the terms of any agreement actually in effect and applicable to such bargaining unit members.

Neither the City, nor any member of the bargaining unit, nor any employee organization, nor any officially recognized employee representative shall interfere with, intimidate, restrain, coerce, or discriminate against any employee because of the exercise of the foregoing rights.

Nothing in this Article shall prohibit the City and the employee organization from negotiating a collective bargaining agreement which contains a provision requiring all members of the bargaining unit to pay as a condition of employment necessary fees and expenses of collective bargaining and enforcement of any collective bargaining contract which are incurred by the employee organization. (Ord. No. CA77-3, 11-8-1977; Ord. No. 89-85, § 1, 11-7-1989)