(A) Reasonable time off without loss of pay and access to employee work locations shall be granted officers of employee organizations and their officially designated representatives for the purpose of processing grievances or contacting members of the organization concerning business within the scope of representation.
(B) Officers or representatives shall not enter any work location without the consent of the department head. Access shall be restricted so as not to interfere with the normal operations of the department or with established safety or security requirements.
(C) Solicitation of membership and activities concerned with the internal management of an employee organization such as collecting dues, holding membership meetings, campaigning for office, conducting elections and distributing literature shall not be conducted during regular city working hours.
(Ord. 867, passed 5-12-75)
Employee organizations may use, in accordance with established rules applicable to other groups within the community, city facilities during non work hours for meeting of city employees, provided space is available. Requests for use of facilities not available to the public generally shall be in writing, state the purpose or purposes of the meeting and be approved by the City Manager. The city reserves the right to assess reasonable charges for the use of facilities.
(Ord. 867, passed 5-12-75)
Employee organizations may use portions of city bulletin boards under the following conditions:
(A) All materials must be dated and must identify the organization. In the event that posted materials, in the opinion of the department head, interfere with the proper functioning of the department, the department head shall bring the matter to the attention of the City Manager. The City Manager may, after discussing the matter with the representative of the employee organization, cause the material to be removed.
(B) The city reserves the right to determine where bulletin boards shall be placed and what portion of them are to be allowed to employee organizations materials.
(C) An employee organization that does not abide by these rules will forfeit its right to have materials posted on city bulletin boards.
(Ord. 867, passed 5-12-75)
In order that the vital performance of city services can be maintained, no employee shall strike or recognize a picket line of a labor organization while in the performance of his official duties. The following shall apply:
(A) Participation by any employee in a strike or work stoppage is unlawful and shall subject the employee to disciplinary action, up to and including discharge.
(B) No employee organization, its representatives or members shall engage in a strike or work stoppage of any kind.
(C) If a certified employee organization, its representatives or members engage in a strike or work stoppage of any kind, in addition to any other lawful remedies or disciplinary actions, the City Council may suspend or revoke the recognition or certification granted to employee organizations and prohibit the use of bulletin boards, prohibit the use of city facilities and prohibit access to former work or duty stations by the organization.
(D) As used in this section, STRIKE or WORK STOPPAGE means the concerted failure to report for duty, the wilful absence from one's position, the stoppage of work, or the abstinence in whole or in part from the full, faithful performance of the duties of employment for the purpose of influencing or coercing a change in the conditions of compensation, or the rights, privileges or obligations of employment.
(E) The city may petition the appropriate courts for an injunction or other appropriate relief if a strike, work stoppage or recognition of a picket line in violation of this section is occurring or is about to occur. The city may also hire new permanent or temporary employees or transfer other city employees to perform the services and duties of those employees engaged in a strike or work stoppage in violation of this section.
(Ord. 867, passed 5-12-75)