No Interruptions in Service. Neither the Lodge, its officers, employees, agents, members or representatives, nor any employee covered by this Agreement, will authorize, instigate, aid, condone, participate in or engage in any strike, work stoppage, sickout, slowdown, boycott, picket line, or any other interruption or interference with the work of the Gladstone Police Department, including any sympathy strike. In the event of the unauthorized activity proscribed above, the Lodge shall immediately take affirmative action to cause each and every employee covered by this Agreement to return to work and shall, among any and all other necessary or appropriate steps intended to cause each such employee to return to work, immediately: A. Notify the employees in person, by telephone, and/or by mail that such strike or other interruption of continuous service is unauthorized; and B. Promptly order its members to return to work. The City shall have the right to proceed directly to court for a temporary restraining order, injunction, and any and all other legal and/or equitable relief for any alleged breach of this Article. The City shall not be required to first exhaust the grievance and arbitration provisions of this Agreement before proceeding directly to court when seeking to enforce the provisions of this Section 22.11. The parties recognize the right of the City to take disciplinary action, including discharge, against any employee covered under this Agreement who participates in any activity in violation of this Section, whether such action is taken against all participants or only against selected participants. The parties recognize that the Union's designated representatives have an affirmative duty to prevent and cause the cessation of any activity which violates this Section.
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Sources: Labor Agreement, Labor Agreement