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)