HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 11,700RESOLUTION NO. 11,700
RESOLUTION OPPOSING SENATE BILL 275 GRANTING
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES THE RIGHT TO STRIKE
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 275 is intended to grant
public employees the right to strike and to allow outside
arbitrators to make decisions concerning wages and other
benefits of public employees, and
WHEREAS, said legislation would take vital
decision -making power out of the hands of locally elected
officials and pass those decisions over to non -elected
persons who are not responsible to the public, and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 275 covers all public
employees in the State of California, including policemen
and firemen, and purports to lockout employees in a labor
dispute, and
WHEREAS, said bill would allow any issue over
the level of vital public services to be the subject of
closed door bargaining sessions, and
WHEREAS, although this measure attempts to create
an impasse mechanism which will avoid strikes, it includes
no strike penalties which might be leveled against employees
or organizations engaging in illegal or unfair strike
activities, and
WHEREAS, this measure includes nothing which
would prohibit secondary job actions through which a small
group of dissatisfied employees could close down the
operations of an entire governmental agency, and
WHEREAS, during any kind of labor controversey,
the ability of the public agency to provide needed vital
services would be substantially reduced;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City
Council of the City of National City hereby opposes Senate
Bill 275 and urges our legislators to become aware of the
ultimate consequences of this legislation and oppose this
bill.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this
Resolution be sent to all the legislators in San Diego
County requesting them to vote no on Senate Bill 275.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of February,
1975.
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