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City Council Meet~ng 10-12-82 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 6572(CCS)
<C1ty Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA OPPOSING
PROPOSITION A
WHEREAS, a county ballot measure known as Proposit~on A
WIll appear on the November 2, 1982, election ballot~ and
WHEREAS, Proposition A mandates the dLscharge of any
county employee who lnfluences, leads, incites, or in any way
partlcipates 1n any strike, work action, or slowdown, or
influences others not to maintain or accept employment from
the County of Los Angeles: and
WHEREAS, Proposition A mandates that any employee who
is absent from work on the day of a strike, work action, or
slowdown 16 presumed to have partlcipated in such action and
must prove hLS or her non-participation to avoid 1mrnediate
dlscharge~ and
WHEREAS, proposltion A mandates that all county
employees execute an oath agreeing to abide by the provlsions
of Propos1tion A: and
WHEREAS, PropositIon A mandates that if a union 1n any
way lnfluences a strike, work action, or slow down, every
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employee represented by that union will be deprived of any
~mprovement in wages, hours, or working condItIons over the
last offer of management even if they were at work and even
if they were not a member of the bargaining unit that went on
strIke; and
WHEREAS, certaln provislons of proposition A have been
adjudicated as unconstitutional in other CalIfornia JurIs-
dictions; and
WHEREAS, in the event of a labor dispute the strlct
restrictIons mandated by PrOpOSItIon A will render settlement
efforts lneffective, escalatIng the dispute and prolonging a
lack of services to the County of Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, Proposition A is an Infr~ngement on the rIghts
of county employees to freedom of speech, freedom of
assembly, and freedom of assoclation; and
WHEREAS, the CIty of Santa MonIca and its residents
receIve vital services from the County of Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, a number of county employees are residents of
the C1ty of Santa Mon1ca,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The CIty Council of the Clty of Santa
Monica opposes the passage of Proposition A on the November
2, 1982, election ballot.
SECTION 2. The C~ty Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this Resolutlon, and thenceforth and thereafter
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the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS
City Attorney
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ADOPTED ANO APPROVED THIS
12th
DAY
OF
October
, 1982.
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
NO. 6572(CCS) _WAS DULY ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA ~T A MEETING THEREOF HELD ON
October 12
, 1982 BY THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL VOTE:
AYES:
COUNCIlMEMBERS: Conn, Edwards, Jennings, Reed,
Zane and Mayor Yannatta Goldway
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Press
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ATTEST:
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