All employees of the City may exercise the right to form or become members of lawful organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of their mutual aid and benefit as such employees.
No City official or department head shall interfere with, restrain, or coerce municipal employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in the preceding section.
Upon request of the Mayor or of any departmental head of the city, a copy of the constitution, bylaws and rules and regulations of any such organization, and of all amendments or additions thereto, shall be promptly furnished for examination and inspection.
No municipal employee or officer, whether a member of any such organization or not, shall directly or indirectly participate, assist, cooperate in or consent to any strike, work stoppage, walkout, slow-down, stay-out, diminution in or impairment of the volume or efficiency of the public work in or as to the City or any of its departments or agencies, nor shall be by any act or conduct in any way adversely affect the efficiency or operating effectiveness of any public function or operation of the City.
No person, City board or commission or any such organization shall interfere with, restrain or coerce any municipal employee in his free choice and election as to whether he shall exercise the right set forth in § 9-15 of this Code.
Each departmental head of the City shall formulate and establish in his department or agency effective procedures whereby grievances, complaints, problems or suggestions relating to his department may be presented by any employee of the City, whether or not a member of any such organization or by a committee of employees appointed by any such organization.
It is hereby affirmed that no employee shall be punished, disciplined, or discriminated against, nor shall his status, position, salary advancement or any other rights be affected in any way by reason of his membership in any such organization, or his lawful activities therein.