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whichever is the later date. If the Contractor fails to timely select one of the two options, the Contractor shall be deemed to have selected the provisions of 7.4.2. Section 7.5 No Lockouts Contractors shall not cause, incite, encourage, condone or participate in any lock -out of employees with respect to Project Work during the term of this Agreement. The term "lock -out" refers only to a Contractor's exclusion of employees in order to secure collective bargaining advantage, and does not refer to the discharge, termination or layoff of employees by the Contractor for any reason in the exercise of rights pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, or any other agreement, nor does "lock -out" include the City's decision to stop, suspend or discontinue any Project Work or any portion thereof for any reason. Section 7.6 Best Efforts to End Violations 7.6.1 If a Contractor contends that there is any violation of this Article or Section 8.3, it shall notify, in writing, the Executive Secretary of the Trades Council, the Senior Executive of the involved Union(s) and the CWA Administrator. The Executive Secretary and the leadership of the involved Union(s) will immediately instruct, order and use their best efforts to cause the cessation of any violation of the relevant Article. 7.6.2 If the Union contends that any Contractor has violated this Article, it will notify that the Contractor and the CWA Administrator, setting forth the facts which the Union contends violate the Agreement, at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to invoking the procedures of Section 7.8. The CWA Administrator shall promptly order the involved Contractor(s) to cease any violation of the Article. Section 7.7 Withholding of services for failure to pay wages and fringe benefits 7.7.1 Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, it shall not be a violation of this Agreement for any Union to withhold the services of its members (but not the right to picket) from a particular Contractor who: (a) fails to timely pay its weekly payroll; or (b) fails to make timely payments to the Union's Joint Labor/Management Trust Funds in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Master Labor Agreements. Prior to withholding its members' services for the Contractor's failure to make timely payments to the Union's Joint Labor/Management Trust Funds, the Union shall give at ]east ten (10) days (unless a lesser period of time is provided in the Union's Master Labor Agreement, but in no event less than forty-eight (48) hours) written notice of such failure to pay by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and by facsimile transmission to the involved Contractor and to the City. Union will meet within the ten (10) day period to attempt to resolve the dispute. 7.7.2 Upon the payment of the delinquent Contractor of all monies due and then owing for wages and/or fringe benefit contributions, the Union shall direct its members to return to work and the Contractor shall return all such members back to work. Final Draft Community Workforce Agreement 6.22.17 18 City of Santa Ana