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It is the purpose of this Agreement to achieve and maintain harmonious relations between the City and the Union, provide for equitable and peaceful adjustment of differences, and to contractually establish wages, hours, and other conditions of employment for members of the bargaining unit.

This MOU constitutes a mutual agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Fire Fighters Union, arrived at through good faith negotiations in compliance with the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act and Section A 8.590-1 et seq. of the San Francisco Charter.

The agreement includes provisions for UNION BUSINESS, where the City will grant reasonable release time to Union representatives to perform their Union functions at Board and Commission meetings of the City and County of San Francisco. The Union must provide the City with a list of Union representatives and designed officers of the Union, who are authorized to act on behalf of Union members. Specific terms and obligations for the Union President regarding release time and engaging in representation activities are also detailed.