Common use of STRIKES, LOCKOUTS AND PICKET LINES Clause in Contracts

STRIKES, LOCKOUTS AND PICKET LINES. A. There shall be no lockout by the Employers, nor cessation of work by the Employees, except, however, the Union may take action in the following situations: 1. Where there is an award or order of the Board or an arbiter which has not been complied with. 2. Where an Employer violates the hiring hall provisions set forth in Section VIII. 3. Where an Employer violates the pay provisions as to wage scales, as to the timely payment of wages, or by failure to pay fringe benefits herein contained. 4. Where the working conditions are unsafe. 5. Where the Employer fails to carry and pay Workmen’s Compensation Insurance and State Unemployment Insurance on all of his employees covered by this Agreement. 6. Where an Employee and/or fringe benefits covered by this Agreement is paid by check on an out-of-state bank, or by a check which is returned or is otherwise invalid because of insufficient funds. 7. Where an Employer discriminates against an Employee contrary to the fair-practice provisions of the Agreement. 8. Where Employees exercise their right not to cross a picket line in accordance with this section. 9. Where an Employer and persons represented by the Union are engaged in a flagrant violation of this Agreement. B. The Employers may take action where members of the Union are engaged in flagrant violation of this Agreement. C. As to those violations described in 1 through 9 above, the Union may strike or picket the Employer and may also, or in the alternative, submit the matter to the grievance procedures herein established; and for violation of Paragraph B above, the Employer may lockout his employees or submit the matter to the grievance procedures. D. No employee covered by this Agreement shall be required to cross or work behind any lawful primary picket line. No employee may be discharged or disciplined for refusing to cross or work behind such picket line, nor shall such a refusal constitute a violation of this Agreement.

STRIKES, LOCKOUTS AND PICKET LINES. A. There shall be no lockout by the Employers, nor cessation of work by the Employees, except, however, the The Union may take action in the following situations: 1. Where there is an award or order of the Board or an arbiter which has agrees that it will not been complied with. 2. Where an Employer violates the hiring hall provisions set forth in Section VIII. 3. Where an Employer violates the pay provisions as to wage scales, as to the timely payment of wages, or by failure to pay fringe benefits herein contained. 4. Where the working conditions are unsafe. 5. Where authorize a strike and the Employer fails to carry and pay Workmen’s Compensation Insurance and State Unemployment Insurance on all of his employees covered by this Agreement. 6. Where an Employee and/or fringe benefits covered by this Agreement is paid by check on an out-of-state bank, or by a check which is returned or is otherwise invalid because of insufficient funds. 7. Where an Employer discriminates against an Employee contrary to the fair-practice provisions of the Agreement. 8. Where Employees exercise their right agrees not to cross a picket line in accordance with this section. 9. Where an Employer and persons represented by the Union are engaged engage in a flagrant violation lockout without first using all possible means of settlement as provided for in this Agreement. B. The Employers may take action where members Union shall not be liable for damages resulting from the unauthorized acts of the Employees. However, in the event an unauthorized strike, work stoppage, interruption of work or slowdown occurs during the term hereof, the Union will endeavor to secure a return of the strikers to work to the end that the dispute may then be settled peaceably in accordance with the procedures set up herein, and to that end, if the Employer requests, the Union will promptly order the Employees who are engaged there, back to work and will also order any unauthorized picket line established by such Employees, dissolved and disbanded. C. If the Union performs the conditions of this section by it to be performed, then the said Union shall not be liable for the unlawful or unauthorized act or actions of said Employees who engage in flagrant violation such strike, work stoppage, interruption of work or slow-downs, on the part of any Employee or Employees during the life of this agreement, and the sole recourse and exclusive remedy for the Employer for such unauthorized strike, work stoppage, interruption of work or slow-down, will be to impose disciplinary measures upon the employees involved. Any Employee or Employees disciplined shall have the right to appeal through the grievance and arbitration procedures of this contract; if the disciplinary measures imposed are set aside such Employee or Employees shall be made whole. D. The Union will, within two weeks after the date of the signing of this Agreement, serve upon the Employer a written notice which notice will list the Union’s authorized representation who will deal with the Employer, make commitments for the Union generally and in particular, for the sole authority to act for the Union in calling or instituting strikes or any stoppages of work, and the Union shall not be liable for any such unauthorized actions. C. As E. The Union shall not require the Employees to those violations described leave their work or trade because non-union Employees in 1 through 9 above, some line of work or trade other than the Union may strike construction trades are employed on any building or picket the Employer and may also, or in the alternative, submit the matter to the grievance procedures herein establishedjob; and for violation of Paragraph B above, the Employer may lockout his employees or submit the matter to the grievance procedures. D. No employee covered by this Agreement but no Employee shall be required to cross or work behind any lawful primary go through a picket line. No employee may be discharged or disciplined for refusing to cross or work behind such picket line, nor shall such line established by a refusal constitute a violation of this Agreementlabor organization.