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(5) The Recipient or other legally responsible party designated by <br /> the Public Body will be financially responsible for the <br /> application of these conditions and will make the necessary <br /> arrangements so that any employee covered by these arrangements, <br /> or the union representative of such employee may file claim of <br /> violation of these arrangements with the Recipient within sixty <br /> (60) days of the date he is terminated or laid off as a result <br /> of the Project, or within eighteen (18) months of the date his <br /> position with respect to his employment is otherwise worsened as <br /> a result of the Project. In the latter case, if the events giving <br /> rise to the claim have occurred over an extended period, the - <br /> eighteen (18) month limitation shall be measured from the last <br /> such event. No benefits shall be payable for any period prior to <br /> six (6) months from the date of the filing of any claim. <br /> (6) Nothing in this arrangement shall be construed as depriving any <br /> employee of any rights or benefits which such employee may have <br /> under existing employment or collective bargaining agreements, <br /> nor shall this arrangement be deemed a waiver of any rights of <br /> any union or of any represented employee derived from any other <br /> agreement or provision of federal , state or local law. <br /> (7) In the event any employee covered by these arrangements is <br /> terminated or laid off as a result of the Project, he shall be <br /> granted priority of employment or reemployment to fill any vacant <br /> position within the control of the Recipient for which he is, or <br /> by training or retraining within a reasonable period, can become <br /> qualified. In the event training or retraining is required by <br /> such such employment or reemployment, the Recipient or other <br /> legally responsible 9 Y P party designated by the Public Body shall <br /> provide or provide for such training or retraining at no cost to <br /> the employee. <br /> (8) The Recipient will post, in a prominent and accessible place, a <br /> notice stating that the Recipient has received federal assistance <br /> under the Urban Mass Transportation Act and has agreed to comply <br /> with the provisions of Section 13(c) of the Act. This notice <br /> shall also specify the terms and conditions set forth herein for <br /> the protection of employees. The Recipient shall maintain and <br /> keep on file all relevant books and records in sufficient detail <br /> as to provide the basic information necessary to the proper <br /> application, administration, and enforcement of these <br /> arrangements and to the proper determination of any claims <br /> arising thereunder. <br /> (9) Any labor organization which is the collective bargaining <br /> representative of employees covered by these arrangements, may <br /> become a party to these arrangements by serving written notice <br /> its desire to do so upon the Recipient and the Department of <br /> Labor. In the event of any disagreement that such labor <br /> organization represents covered employees, or is otherwise <br /> eligible to'become a party to these arrangements, as applied to <br /> the Project, the dispute as to whether such organization shall <br /> participate shall be determined by the Secretary of Labor. <br /> -44- <br />