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b) The Union Chair or designated Steward shall be permitted to meet with hired employees for the purpose of introducing the Union and discussing membership rights and responsibilities. This meeting shall occur within thirty (30) calendar days of the employees' hire and shall be conducted on work time for a period not to exceed thirty (30) minutes at a mutually agreeable time with the Department Head or Supervisor. c) There shall be no loss of pay or leave credits for either the new hire or the Union representative attending such orientation. ARTICLE 3 - MANAGEMENT SECURITY Section 1. It is recognized that the need for continued and uninterrupted operation of the Village's departments and agencies is of paramount importance to the citizens of the community and that there should be no interference with such operation. Section 2. Adequate procedures having been provided for the equitable settlement of grievances arising out of this Agreement, parties hereto agree that there will not be and that the Union, its officers, members, agents, or principals will not engage in, encourage or sanction, strikes, slowdowns, lockouts, mass resignations, mass absenteeism, or other similar action which would involve suspension of or interference with normal work performance. Section 3. The Village shall have the right to discipline or discharge any employee encouraging or participating in strike, slowdown or other such interference subject to the terms of the grievance procedure. ARTICLE 4 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS Section 1. The Village retains the sole right to manage its business affairs and services and to direct the working force, including the right to decide the number and location of its business and service operations to be conducted and rendered and the methods, procedures, and means used in operating its business and services and control of buildings, real estate, materials, parts, tools, machinery, and all equipment which may be used in the operation of its business or in supplying its services; to assign and reassign work within a job classification and to assign and reassign employees within a job classification provided an equal distribution of work is maintained, the right to subcontract and to determine when and to what extent the work required in operating its business and supplying its services to be performed by employees governed by this Agreement, to maintain order and efficiency in all its Divisions and operations, (including the procedures set forth in the Civil Service Law and other laws of the State of New York) and other procedures concerning the conduct and employment of employees, to promote and determine the qualifications of employees, to determine and schedule its various Divisions and to determine its starting and quitting time and the number of hours to be worked subject only to such terms as set forth in other parts of this Agreement or provided by law. The Village also expressly reserves all rights and powers under Civil Service Law and other laws of the State Of New York and the right to establish and enforce all reasonable rules relating to operation, safety measures and other matters including those provisions 5