ARTICLE 2 : PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM

2.1* PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT

2.1.1 * The general purpose of this Agreement is to establish an orderly collective bargaining relationship between the Employer and the Association to ensure the prompt and peaceful resolution of disputes and grievances, and to set forth an agreement covering rates of pay and other working conditions.

2.1.2 * The Parties recognize that it is in their common interest to promote and enhance the working relations between the Employer, the Association, and its Members, consistent with the principles of mutual respect and cooperation. It is the intent of the Parties to create a workplace environment that fosters dignity and respect for all Employees.

2.2* ACADEMIC FREEDOM

2.2.1 * The parties agree neither to infringe nor abridge the academic freedom of the members. Academic freedom is the right of reasonable exercise of civil liberties and responsibilities in an academic setting. As such it protects each member's freedom to disseminate her/his opinion both inside and outside the classroom, to practice her/his profession as teacher and scholar, to carry out such scholarly and teaching activities as she/he believes will contribute to and disseminate knowledge, to express and disseminate the results of her/his scholarly activities in a reasonable manner, and to select, acquire, disseminate and use documents in the exercise of her/his professional responsibilities, without interference from the Employer, its agents, or any outside bodies. All the above-mentioned activities are to be conducted with due and proper regard for the academic freedom of others and without contravening the provisions of this agreement. Academic freedom does not require neutrality on the part of the member, but rather makes commitment possible. However, academic freedom does not confer legal immunity, nor does it diminish the obligations of members to meet their duties and responsibilities.

2.2.2 * The parties agree that no censorship based on moral, religious, or political values shall be exercised or allowed against any material which a member desires to be placed in the library collections of the University of Ottawa.

2.2.3 * Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 the Employer reserves the right to specify what textbooks are to be used in order to conform to published course descriptions, to match parallel sections of a course, to meet prerequisites required for other courses or to meet academic objectives of the academic unit.