Strikes and Slowdowns. The Union and its members, as individuals or as a group, will not initiate, cause, permit, participate, or join in any strike, work stoppage, slowdown, picketing or any other restriction of work. Employees in the bargaining unit, while acting in the course of their employment, shall not honor any picket line established by the Union, or by any other labor organization, when called upon by the Employer to cross such picket line in the line of duty. Disciplinary action, including discharge, may be taken by the Employer against any employee or employees engaging in a violation of this Article. Such disciplinary action may be undertaken selectively at the option of the Employer, and shall not preclude or restrict recourse to any other remedies, including an action for damages, which may be available to the Employer. In the event of a strike, work stoppage, slowdown, picketing, observance of a picket line, or other restriction of work in any form, either on the basis of individual choice or collective employee conduct, the Union will immediately, upon notification, attempt to secure an immediate and orderly return to work. This obligation and the obligations set forth above shall not be affected or limited by the subject matter involved in the dispute giving rise to the stoppage, or by whether such subject matter is or is not subject to the grievance provision of this Agreement. The Employer will not impose a lockout upon either the Union or its members during the life of this Agreement.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
