Sec. 14-20(a). Employees, labor organizations, and employee associations and their representatives shall not:
1. Discriminate against an employee with regard to labor organization membership because of race, color, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status, or marital status;
2. Discriminate against an employee because he/she has chosen not to form, join or assist a labor organization or employee association;
3. Use city time, property or equipment for labor organization or employee association business, except as specified in and consistent with this chapter; use of city email is governed by the applicable administrative directive;
4. Interfere with, restrain or coerce any employee, elected or appointed city official in the exercise of any right provided by the provisions of this chapter;
5. Interfere with, restrain, threaten or coerce any elected or appointed official, representative of the employer or city employee, for the purpose of gaining a concession;
6. Refuse to meet and confer or meet and discuss or meet and consult in good faith;
7. Refuse or fail to comply with any provision of this chapter;
8. Interfere with or coerce the city in the selection of its agents for resolving grievances.
Sec. 14-20(b). City management and its representatives shall not:
1. Discriminate against an employee with regard to terms and conditions of employment because of the employee's membership in a labor organization or employee association;
2. Interfere with, restrain or coerce any employee in the exercise of any right provided under this chapter;
3. Dominate or interfere in the formation, existence or administration of any labor organization or employee association;
4. Discriminate in regard to hiring, promotion or any term or condition of employment in order to encourage or discourage membership in a labor organization or employee association;
5. Discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee because he/she has signed or filed a petition, grievance or complaint or because an employee is forming, joining or choosing to be represented by a labor organization or employee association;
6. Refuse to meet and confer or meet and discuss or meet and consult in good faith;
7. Refuse or fail to comply with any provisions of this chapter;
8. Coerce the labor organization in the selection of its agent for meeting and conferring or adjustment of grievances.
(Ord. No. 10880, § 2, 3-8-11; Ord. No. 11395, § 1, 8-9-16; Ord. No. 12069, § 2, 1-23-24)