Common use of The Employer and the Labor Clause in Contracts

The Employer and the Labor. Council realize that a strike would create a clear and present danger to the health and safety of the public and that this Agreement provides machinery for the orderly resolution of grievances. The parties, therefore, agree to the following: A. The Labor Council agrees that neither it, its officers, agents, representatives, or members will authorize, instigate, cause, aid, condone or participate in any concerted job action, which is defined as, but not limited to, compliance with the request of other labor organizations to engage in such activity, for the purpose of inducing, influencing or coercing a change in wages, hours, terms and other conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, any strike, concerted action in failing to report for duty, willful absence from one's position, stoppage of work, slowdown, picketing, work speed-up, interruption of operations by the employees, absence from work upon any pretext or excuse, such as illness which is not founded in fact, or other action or refusal or failure to fully and faithfully perform job functions and responsibilities or other interference with the operations of the Employer by the Labor Council or by its members, officers or agents during the term of this Agreement. B. It is specifically understood and agreed that the Employer, during the time of any job action, shall have the whole and complete right of discipline, including discharge, of such employees engaging in any job action as described in paragraph A above.