Ord 1568COUNCIL BILL X70. 360
ORDINANCE NO. 1568
AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE STF.IKES, PROHIBITING CERTAIN
STRIKES, PROVIDING PENALTIES, REPEALING ORDINANCE N0. 1566, .AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY,
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF WOODBURN DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. The Common Council of the City of Woodburn finds
that it is necessary in the interest of. the public
welfare that procedures be established to give the
notice of impending strikes and to permit the City
to the general public which are necessary for their
and caelfare; and this ordinance shall be liberally
this objective.
health, safety and
city government
to supply services
r health, :safety
construed to accomplish
Section 2. No employee of the City of t~loodburn shall partici-
pate in a strike against the City unless such employee is a member
of a collective bargaining unit recognized by the City of Woodburn
which has fulfilled all of the prerequisites for engaging in a strike
which are provided for in this ordinance. The conditions and limitations
for engaging in a strike against the City of Woodburn are as follows:
(1) Before giving any notice of strike as pro-
vided in this ordinance, the authorized representative
of the recognized collective bargaining unit shall first
request mediation services of the State Conciliation
Service under ORS 662.445 to 662.455 in order to attempt
to resolve any differences existing in the collective
bargaining process between the City and the bargaining
unit.
(2) The collective bargaining unit and the city
administration shall participate in such mediation
process in good faith; gut if such mediation shall not
result in agreement, then the mediator Pram the State
Conciliation Service shall deela~°~. that an impasse
exists and give written notice ti~ereof to each of the
parties .
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(3) Within seven days from the date that the
mediator shall give notice of impasse to each of the
parties, the collective bargaining unit's authorized
representative may file with the Woodburn City Recorder
a written notice of intent to strike the City of Woodburn.
The strike shall commence, if at all, at the beginning
of the 15th day following the filing of said notice.
(4) No city employee, bargaining unit or labor
organization shall engage or participate in a strike
except after strictly complying with the procedure
and time limitations provided in this section. Violation
of this provision by an employee shall be sufficient
cause for discharge.
Section 3. The following regulations shall apply to any strike
against the City of Woodburn instituted under the provisions of this
ordinance. Any violation of the following rules by an employee of
the City shall be sufficient cause for disciplinary action, including
discharge, in addition to the other penalties provided herein:
(1) No city employee who is not lawfully on strike
under the terms of this ordinance shall engage in any
work stoppage or slowdown or refuse to cross a picket
line in the performance of services and duties far the
City of Woodburn.
(2) Tdo city employee, whether on strike or not,
shall in any way obstructs delay or impede the performance
of any work for the City of Woodburn by any other employee
or a contractor for the City.
(3) No city employee, labor organization, or
representative thereof, shall engage in a secondary
boycott or shall participate, aid or abet in the
harassment or intimidation of any city official.
Section 4. Any person who fails to comply with any of the
rules, regulations or provisions of this ordinance shall, upon con-
viction thereof, be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500.
Section 5. That Ordinance No. 1566 be, and the same is here-
by repealed.
Section 6. The Common Council of the City of Woodburn hereby
finds that there are not in force or effect adequate laws, rules and
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regulations governing strikes by city employees, and it is in the
interest of the public health, safety and welfare that laws, rules
and procedures be made effective immediately to permit the City of
Woodburn to make preparations for providing services which are necessary
for the protection of lives and property; and the Common Council there-
fore declares that an emergency hereby exists and that this ordinance
shall be in full force and effect upon its enactment by the Council
and approval by the Mayor
Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the r~7ayor
Filed in the OfficA of the Recorder
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BARNEY ~ B RIS, Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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ORDINANCE No. 1568
I, BARNEY 0. BURRIS, Recorder of the City of Woodburn, do
hereby certify that T caused to be posted three copies of
Ordinance No, 1568, one of which said copies posted in the
City Hall on the bulletin board next to the entrance to the
Recorder's Office, in full view of the traveling public
a second one of said copies posted on the Woodburn Public
Library bulletin board at 280 Garfield Street, in full view
of the traveling public; a third one of said copies posted
on the Community Center bulletin board at 491 N. Third St.,
in full view of the traveling publics that all of said
places are public places within the corporate limits of the
City of Woodburn and all of said copies were posted on the
day of July r 1977.
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'Barney ~ Bur~'isr Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon