HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011968 - 68-545 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Of
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of County Policy )
Concerning a Strike or Work ) RESOLUTION NUMBER 68/545
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WHEREAS the possibility of an employee strike or work stoppage
has developed; and
WHEREAS it is desirable that employees and the public understand
the full implications of a strike or work stoppage among county employees ;
and
WHEREAS the provision of all county services is considered to
be essential for the public welfare; and
WHEREAS the Board of Supervisors considers any strike or work
stoppage to be unlawful in view of the essential nature of county services;
and
WHEREAS for this reason it may be necessary to seek judicial
restraint on any strike or work stoppage by county employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that county policy in case of a
strike or work stoppage is as follows:
1 . Employees will be reported as absent without leave and
suspended from pay status for failure to report to work.
2. Employees may be subject to disciplinary action such as
suspension or dismissal .
3. Employees will not be authorized to utilize vacation time
or to be absent with leave unless verifiable personal
emergency circumstances exist.
4. Employees will not be authorized to charge sick leave unless
the illness is certified by competent medical authority; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any picketing or demonstration which
interferes with the free movement of citizens to and from county buildings
or movement of county employees to and from their jobs will be restrained
by judicial action if necessary.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 13th day of August, 1968, by the
following vote of the Board:
AYES: Supervisors James P. Kenny, .lames E. Moriarty,
Thomas John Coll , Edmund A. Linscheld , Alfred M. Dias.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 68/545