HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 87-68'RESOLUTIONNO. S7-6S
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY~COUNCIL OF,THE
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD REGARDING LABOR-
MANAGEMENT DISPUTES OUTSIDE OF THE JURIS-
DICTION OF MEMBER' MUNICIPALITIES OF THE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, -
WHEREAS, the member· municipalities' of the National
League Of'cities have .By-Laws andStandards which are nation-
ally accepted and followed; and .:
WHEREAS, one of the "functionS"'.of the National'League
of Cities, as. set forth in Article 1 of the By-Laws, is "The
safeguarding of the interests, rights'and privileges'.of munici-
palities"; and
'WHEREAS, member municipalities of the National League
· o~ Cities have consistently promoted home rule and the concept
of local. government automony where ever possibie;. and'
WHEREAS, public officials' of the'-municipalities"
throUghOut our great.land have a responsibility.for action (with-
in the framework of our private enterprise system) that'is just
to all, and will. Cause no injury to the economy of member cities
of'the National Leagueof Cities -w~ether to employers or
employees; and
WHEREAS, "fair play" would indicate the desirability
and necessity of ~complete review of'all pertinent facts before
any action be taken by any municipality.;. · "'
'NOW, THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED, 'by the City Council
Of the City of Bakersfield, that the National.LeagUe of 'Cities'.
shal'l bring, to the attention of everyone in the United States oi
America ~hat elected, as well as non-elected, officials of muni-
cipalities shall not enter into labOr-management disputes which
involve areas outside of their jurisdiction, so that eqonomic
and irrevocable injury to another municipality be'prevented;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that should a municipality con-
sider entering into a labor-managementdispute, and specifically.
a Secondary boycott, it shall first' inform the Directors of the
National League of Cities in writing so that violation'of the By-
Laws-and Standards of the National League o~ Citieswii1 not occur.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
at aregular meeting thereof held on'the 16th day of September,
1968,..by-'the-following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Heisey, Hosking, Rees-',.,Ru.cker, Vetter, Whittemore
Noes: None
Absent: Councilman Stiern
CI e of the
Council of t'he Cityof Bakersfield