Common use of Work Effort Clause in Contracts

Work Effort. The Union recognizes that the City must strive to provide the citizens of Oakland with the best possible services within the available resources. The City and Union jointly recognize the responsibility of each City employee to perform productively in order to provide citizens with specified services at specified levels. The Union agrees to actively participate in the encouragement of all unit members to work cooperatively with management and supervisory employees to attain maximum productivity by the employees and work groups to which they are assigned. To that end, the Union will actively encourage all unit members to participate in City training, education, and development offerings insofar as training offerings are conducive to harmonious employer-employee relations. It is understood that the City will continue to encourage the development of supervisory skills and the fostering of improved interpersonal relationships between management and unit members through a training and development program. The Union will continue to encourage all of its unit members to support the City’s goals of reducing crime, improving public schools, revitalizing the downtown area, and supporting cultural arts. Toward that end, all unit members will be encouraged to volunteer during off duty hours for activities in support of these goals, such as mentoring a school age child or participating in literacy programs.