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Texas Labor Code - Chapter 101 Labor OrganizationsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Labor Code > Texas Labor Code - Chapter 101 Labor Organizations All persons engaged in any kind of labor may associate and form trade unions and other organizations to protect themselves in their personal labor in ... (a) A person by peaceful and lawful means may induce or attempt to induce another to: (1) enter or refuse to enter a particular employment; ... A person's inherent right to work and to bargain freely with the person's employer, individually or collectively, for terms of the person's employment may not ... A contract that permits or requires the retention of part of an employee's compensation to pay dues or assessments on the employee's part to a ... In this subchapter, "labor union" means an incorporated or unincorporated association, group, union, lodge, local, branch, or subordinate organization of a union of working persons ... A person may not be denied employment based on membership or nonmembership in a labor union. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. ... A contract is void if it requires that, to work for an employer, employees or applicants for employment: (1) must be or may not be ... In this subchapter: (1) "Enforcement officer" means the attorney general, district attorney, or county attorney. (2) "Labor organizer" means a person who for a financial ... (a) The legislature finds that because the activities of labor unions affect the economic conditions of the country and the state by entering into almost ... (a) This subchapter shall be liberally construed to: (1) achieve the purposes provided by Section 101.102; and (2) protect the rights of working persons to ... (a) An officer, agent, organizer, or representative of a labor union must be elected by secret ballot and by majority vote of the members present ... An election for labor union officers, agents, organizers, and representatives must be held at least once each year, except as provided by Section 101.108. Acts ... Except as provided by Section 101.108, a labor union shall give members at least seven days' notice of an election under Section 101.105. The notice ... The results of an election held under Section 101.105 shall be determined and declared by the president and the secretary at the time in the ... Sections 101.104-101.107 do not apply to a union that: (1) under its constitution, bylaws, or other organization rules, held its elections for officers and representatives ... (a) A person may not serve as a labor union officer or as a labor organizer if the person: (1) is an alien; or (2) ... (a) A labor organizer operating in this state must apply in writing for an organizer's card before soliciting members for the organizer's organization. (b) An ... (a) A labor union, a labor organizer, or an officer, member, agent, or representative of a labor union may not collect, receive, or demand, directly ... (a) A labor union or an officer, agent, or member of a labor union may not charge or receive initiation fees, dues, fines, or other ... (a) On payment in full by an applicant for labor union membership of all initiation fees or dues regularly assessed by the union, the union ... A labor organizer or an officer, agent, or member of a labor union may not collect a fee, dues, or other sum in connection with ... Sections 101.111, 101.113, and 101.114 may not be construed as preventing any type of bargaining agreement or limiting the bargaining power of a labor union. ... A union member who, because of service with the United States armed forces, has been unable to pay any dues or assessment levied by a ... A labor union may not refuse to give a person desiring membership in the union a reasonable time after obtaining the promise of employment in ... (a) A labor union may not expel a union member without: (1) good cause; and (2) a fair and public hearing by and within the ... (a) Each labor union in this state shall keep accurate books of accounts that: (1) itemize each receipt from any source; (2) itemize each expenditure ... A labor union required to file reports with the United States Secretary of Labor under Section 201, Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 ... A labor union that violates a provision of this subchapter is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation. The civil ... (a) A district court has jurisdiction, on the application of the state acting through an enforcement officer, to issue a restraining order, a temporary or ... (a) A labor union officer or a labor organizer commits an offense if the person violates a provision of this subchapter. (b) An offense under ... The attorney general, and each district attorney and county attorney, within the attorney's respective jurisdiction, shall: (1) prosecute all criminal proceedings under this subchapter; and ... In this subchapter, "picketing" includes the stationing of a person for an organization to: (1) induce anyone not to enter the premises being picketed; (2) ... (a) A person may not engage in any form of picketing activity in which a picket constitutes any character of obstacle to the free ingress ... A person may not, by use of insulting, threatening, or obscene language, interfere with or intimidate or seek to interfere with or intimidate another: (1) ... A person may not engage in picketing the purpose of which, directly or indirectly, is to secure the disregard or breach of a valid existing ... A person may not declare or publicize the continued existence of actual or constructive picketing at a point or directed against a premises after a ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 101.152, 101.153, 101.154, or 101.155. Each separate act of violation constitutes a separate offense. ... (a) A person may not establish, call, participate in, or aid picketing at or near the premises of an employer with whom a labor dispute ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates any provision of this subchapter. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable ... (a) A person who violates any provision of this subchapter is liable to a person damaged by the violation for the damages resulting from the ... The state, acting through the attorney general or a district attorney or county attorney, may institute a suit in district court to enjoin a person ... Venue for a suit or cause of action arising under this subchapter is in: (1) the county in which the violation is alleged to have ... In this subchapter: (1) "Labor organization" means any organization in which employees participate and that exists in whole or in part to deal with one ... A labor organization whose members picket or strike against a person is liable for damages for a loss resulting to the person because of the ... (a) The right of a person to work may not be denied or abridged because of membership or nonmembership in a labor union or other ... (a) The attorney general or a district or county attorney may bring an action in district court to enjoin a violation of this subchapter. (b) ... Not later than the second day after the receipt of notice of institution of a cause of action under this subchapter, a party to the ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |