(A) City employees have the right to form, join and otherwise participate in the activities of an employee organization of their own choosing for the purpose of bargaining collectively with the city government, and for other lawful reasons. City employees also have the right to refuse to join and participate in the activities of employee organizations. An employee organization which has been certified by the Mayor as the exclusive bargain representative for an appropriate bargaining unit of the city employees may bargain collectively with the city government concerning hours, salary, wages, working conditions, and all terms and conditions of employment.
(B) Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to limit, impair, or affect the rights of any individual city employee to the expression or communication of a view, grievance, complaint, or opinion on any matter related to the conditions or compensation of city employment or their betterment aside from the method described herein, so long as the same is not designed to and does not interfere with the full, faithful and proper performance of the duties of his employment.
(C) City employees have the right to engage in other concerted activities for mutual aid and benefit.
(D) The rights enumerated herein shall not be construed as modifying the prohibition on strikes contained in this article.
('74 Code, § 2-2-4) (Ord. 153-1971; Am. Ord. 4-1977; Am. Ord. 2020-045; Am. Ord. 2021-019)