2.52.150 Construction.

This chapter shall be administered and construed as follows:

(A) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to deny to any person, employee, organization, the city, or any authorized officer, body or other representative of the city, the rights, powers and authority granted by applicable law.

(B) This chapter shall be interpreted so as to carry out its purposes as set forth in Article I of this chapter.

(C) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as making the provisions of the California Labor Code Section 923 applicable to city employees or employee organizations, or of giving employees or employee organizations the right to participate in, support, cooperate or encourage, directly or indirectly, any strike, sickout or other total or partial stoppage or slowdown of work. In consideration of and as a condition of initial and continued employment by the city, employees recognize that any such actions by them are in violation of their conditions of employment except as expressly otherwise provided by legally preemptive state law or contrary local law. In the event employees engage in such actions, they shall subject themselves to discipline up to and including termination, and may be permanently replaced, to the extent such actions are not prohibited by preemptive law.