(a) The services performed by police officers are essential to the public safety; therefore, employees shall not directly or indirectly cause, instigate, encourage, condone or engage in any strike, work stoppages or slowdowns and any such conduct shall be considered misconduct and disobedience, and any employee participating in a strike is subject to immediate discipline.
(b) Employee organizations shall not engage in, initiate, sponsor, support or direct a strike, work stoppage or slowdown. If any employee organization violates this provision, its recognition as exclusive representative, if any, shall be revoked, and it is ineligible to participate in elections or be recognized as exclusive representative for a period or two (2) years thereafter.
(c) The employer shall not directly or indirectly cause, instigate; encourage, condone or engage in any lockout. (Ord. No. G-92-3, § 1(17-10.09), 1-23-92)