Common use of Duties of Parties Clause in Contracts

Duties of Parties. ‌ a. The services performed by the Authority employees included in this Agreement are essential to the public’s health, safety, and welfare. The Union, therefore, agrees that it will not authorize, instigate, aid, condone, or engage in any strike, work stoppage, sympathy strike, or other action at any time which will interrupt or interfere with the operation of the Authority. No employee represented by the Union shall cause or take part in any strike, work stoppage, slowdown, or other action, which will interrupt or interfere with the operation of the Authority. In the event of a violation of this Article, the Union agrees to take affirmative steps with the employees concerned, such as letters, bulletins, telegrams, and employee meetings to bring about an immediate resumption of normal work. b. The Authority agrees that it will neither lockout employees nor will it do anything to provoke interruptions or prevent such continuity of performance by said employees insofar as such performance is required in the normal and usual operation of Authority services.