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No Strike/No Lockout

A.         During this Agreement, TUGSA, its officers, agents, and representatives, and members, shall not in any way, directly or indirectly, authorize, assist, or encourage, participate in, condone, or sanction any strike, sit-down, slow-down, cessation, stoppage or picketing, where the object of such picketing is to cause any employee of Temple University to strike, slow-down, cease, stop or interrupt his or her work or otherwise boycott, or otherwise interfere with the operations of Temple University or to cause an employee to strike, slow-down, cease providing services to, or interrupt or interfere with the operations of Temple University or any other Temple-affiliated healthcare entity or provider, or any other educational institution or other Temple facility.

B.         TUGSA, its officers, agents, and representatives, and members, shall not in any way, directly or indirectly, authorize, assist, or encourage, participate in, condone, or sanction any picketing (as described in Section A), strike, sit-down, slow-down, cessation, stoppage or interruption of work, boycott or interference with the operations of Temple University or any Temple-affiliated healthcare entity or provider or educational institution or other Temple facility, where such picketing, strike, sit-down, slow-down, cessation or stoppage or interruption of work, boycott or interference with the operations is in violation of a collective bargaining agreement covering the employees of the other Temple facility or is otherwise illegal.

C.          In addition to any other liability, remedy or right provided by applicable law or statute, should a picket (as described in Section A), strike, sit-down, sit-in, slow-down, cease or stop or interrupt work, or boycott or otherwise interfere with the operations of Temple University or any other Temple-affiliated healthcare entity or provider or any educational institution during the term of this Agreement occur, TUGSA shall, within twenty-four (24) hours of a request by Temple University, do all of the following: 

1. Publicly disavow such action by the employees.
2. Advise the Office of Labor Relations of Temple and Human Resources Department of Temple University in writing that such action by employees has not been called or sanctioned by TUGSA.
3. Notify employees of its disapproval of such an action and order such employees in writing to cease such action and return to work immediately.
4. Post notices at the TUGSA Bulletin Board advising that it disapproves of such action and instructing employees to return to work immediately.
5. Failure of TUGSA to take such actions shall be considered in determining whether or not the Union caused or authorized, directly or indirectly, such activity or continued activity as described above.

D.   Temple will not lock out employees during the term of this Agreement.