§ 5-4. Scope limitations.

(a) In general.

In the event that the appropriate unit determined hereunder consists of other than a unit of all City employees or less than a Citywide unit of all employees in a particular job classification or groups of related job classifications, the scope of negotiations between the employer and employee organization shall be limited as hereinafter provided.

(b) Wage scales that must be uniform.

(1) Negotiations for salaries and wage scales which must be uniform and apply equally to City employees in like classifications pursuant to Article VI, § 12 of the City Charter shall be negotiated jointly with all certified employee organizations representing employees within the said classifications, provided that said certified employee organizations which participate in said negotiations jointly represent more than 30% of the employees in such classification or classifications.

(2) If the certified employee organizations electing to participate in such negotiations jointly represent less than 30% of said employees, salaries and wage scales shall be excluded from the scope of negotiations.

(c) Working conditions that must be alike.

(1) Provided, further, that negotiations for working conditions which must be alike for the employees in the several municipal agencies pursuant to Article VI, § 12 of the City Charter shall be negotiated jointly with all certified employee organizations representing employees within the several municipal agencies, provided that said certified employee organizations which participate in said negotiations jointly represent more than 30% of the employees in the several municipal agencies.

(2) If the certified employee organizations electing to participate in such negotiations jointly represent less than 30% of said employees, working conditions shall be excluded from the scope of negotiations.

(d) Organizations may choose not to participate.

This provision shall not be construed to require any certified employee organization to participate in negotiations if it does not choose to do so, but such refusing certified employee organization shall be barred during the current negotiating period from participating in such joint negotiations.