**NWOr~le** Jukm Dai#& Jr.

Criminal Dirtrict Attorney C~lvortoa &nmty GalWstoa; Taxam Opinion **No.** N-77 &r 

### nlgilt **Of 88ployur'of** 

l c olmty hwpit8lto be repn~oatadby. union 

### whichdoor 

### not .bargaio or clai~'tha risht to 8trika. Dur nr. Dwimlir

You have raquuud 

### ao opinion 

### of this 

### dffice concaves the fOllouill~ quwtiau

%hubor **aployau of**  **th8 Galcrraton**  County**Memorial** Uorpital bmva**tha r&ht,**  to **bo** raprerentod by l union rhicb

**- ‘** **not hu@n**  **or** clair **tb** 

### ri&t to 

### l trika." Article Sl54c, V.A.C.S., **rod0** u follomr .'

-~ 'I' 

## “suction

1. 

### It 

## ir declared to ba 

## yaiwt **th8** @UC 

### pol$cy of **the Stite**  

### of Teamfor any **official or**  **pop** of **of** 

### ficiala

of 

### theItwo. or **of** 

### a County, 

### City, lhmicipdity

or other 

### political

l ubdiviaion of 

### thr 

### Stato,,to oatu into l tiollectivc bergaiaing **contract** with l labor 

### or#aaisatim re

### rpactiq thevyu, hours, or conditiona **of** aploymut **of** public aployoar, and my 

### l ucb contucto 

### entuod into bftor tha l ffacticn **data** of this **Act** ahall be null aud void.

“8wtion 

### 2. It lr doclara to be qaiart the public policy **of** the **Stata of**  Tuu for any much official or group **of** 

### officiala

to tacomicaa labor or#&lratiar u tha hu- **@nSn$ uwt**  **for any**  **Broup of**  **public** mployrr.

“BWti0n 3. It ia 

### doclarod to bmqdnot 

### thepublic policy **of tbo**  

### State **of** 

### Tuu **for public**  aployou to an

### g-a inl



### trikm or 

### or~mirad**work** 

### l 

### toppyom against 

### the Stat. 

### of,Taxu or any political wbdivioion **thraof. Aay**  much uployaq uho participate in **such** l 

### rtrilu ohal 

### ‘for

### faitall 

### civil

## l **rvlca,r*tm,** ra-agloyawnt rigt.m urd soy o.tber righta, bonofite, **or** privllowm ubicb ho oajoya

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### - 347- .INO& Julee Demieoi, Jr;, peg. 2 (U-77)

ee l result of hie employment or prior eaploym.ot, providing, hwever, that the xi&t **of &n**  lndividwl to ceeee work l hell not be ebridged eo long ee 

### theindividuel ie not 

### l ctlq In concert uith others in in orgenired work ***toppu=** *

“S.ctitm **4.** It ie dec1u.d to be the public policy of the Stete of Taxer tbt no 

### permn l hell be denied public employment by reum 

### ofxemberehip or n-etchip in e lebor org.nir.tioa. “Section 5. The term ‘lebor orgenizetion’ meme eny orgenisetioa of 

### l ny kind, or any 

### l

gency or employee, r.preeentetioo committo. **or** plan, **lo** vhich op1oy.m **pert** icip.te end which uiata for the pur~oae. in whole or ix pert. of dulinp with oa. or more cmployere concerning grievemae, lebor **dimputee,** mgee, retee of pay. hours **of** employmmt, or condition. of work.‘ 

### “Section

6. Th. provlriom of thie Act 

### l hrll uot impair the 

### l

xietiag rbht **of** public aployee. to **preunt** ~rievancce conceralnp 

### their veger. hours of **work,** or taxditione of **work** iadividuelly or through

. repreeeot.tiv. that dome not cl&m the **right** to 

### l trike. “Section 7. If **eny** cl~uee, **eentence. perqreph**  or pm-t of thle Act or the .pplc.tim **thereof to**  **any** perem or circumetencem,

### l h.11 **for my**  remon be edjudged to be invelid, ouchjudgment .h.ll not 

### .ffect. impair. 

### or inmlidet. the reminder 

### of this**Act** .nd the 

### l pplicetioo thereof. but ehell be confia.d in ite operetioo **to** 

### the portion of the **Act** directly iavo1v.d in the contrwemy in whichjudgmrmt&ml1 have b.m rendered end to the permo or circumetence. involved.” It ie **the** opinion of thie offic. thet employ..r of the C.lv..too CountyMmoriel Hospice1 meybelong to l l&or orgeniretioo of their choice end **preeent** prievenccs through l lebor orgeniretion **that doas**  **not claim**  **the rQht**  to strike or bergein collectively.

TwoCourt of Civil Apperla cue have **dimcueeed**Article 51%~ rpccificelly Sectlone 4 end 6. 

### Thefiret vu &y&y . Ci 292 S.U. 2d 172, (Tu. Cfv. **App.** 1956. **orrot ref.**  **0. ry**  **8.1** tY Of D.1-

. **Th**0 court 

### heldArticle 5154~voided l city **ordinance** ptohibitiug union

### maberehip **by public**  employace. **The Court**  

### etated**in pert:** 

‘We cannot find merit fn eppellre’ poeitioa that the statute iteelf ie 

### cwtr.dictory. or cantdam 

### cat?+ dictory tome.‘ ~ppelleor ur‘ e that geetime 1 md 2 are

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### 343 -Hon. Jul.8 Demiani, Jr., peg8 3 (M-77)

in conflict with Sectim 6, end allege thet the firet two eectione in prohibiting collective bergoining conflict with Section 6, which providee that this l ct shell not impair the existing right of public employcce

### to preeent grievencee individuelly or through e representative. We do not believe thet theee l ectime era in conflict. The etetute ID very cleer in forbidding collective bergeining. end the recognition 

### of l union le l bergeining **agent,** end declering null end void **any** contrects entered into between municipel l

uthorities end eny l uch orgeniretion on that besir; but **bcceus.** it petPita public anployeee to preeent griavencea individuelly or through l representetlve, the statute **dome**not contredict iteelf, nor doee Sectim 6 &mflict vith **the** l **bove** provieione. The prereatetion of 

### a grievence ia in 

### effect a Gnileterel **procedure, vbere**  ee e cmtrect or egreeaent reeulting from collective **bar** geining amt of e neceeeity be e biletarel procedure culmineting in l lnceting of **the** rind. involved end binding the pertiee to the 

### agrement. The praeentetion of l griev

### ancein #imply

what**the wrde**  imply. end no 

### more.and here it muetbe remembered thet the privilege ie extended only with the expreee rertriction 

## tiut **@trike8** by public ~loyeer are illegel end unlewful, le ie collective bergaining, lo it la clear thet **the .t.tuto**  carefully prohibita striking end collective berg&t&g. but doeo permit **the** preeeatetion **of** grievenceo, e unileterel proceeding raeulting in no loam of eovereignty **by the**  micipelity. We think the ltetute la cleer. **unambiguoue .od**  **not** contredictory **of** iteelf. “We think **the** triel court vu in error in holding that the **ordiruncee of**  **the** City of Dellee prohibiting itm employee. **from** joining or belonging to labor orgeniratiwe were velid. **Such** 

### ordinencee me thoee here involved ere lx cleer conflict with Art. 5154~. one of the Generel Leve 

### of the 

### Stete of Tear. Art. XI, fi 5 of the Conetitutim 

### of Texu, Vemoa’r Am. St., providee that **no** ordinmce **pe...d** underl city cherter ehell cmrein **any** provirion inconeietont vith the Generel Len of 

### theStete. l?abelieve that the peeeege **of** the Above l**t.tute** in 1947

### rmdere tha

### ordinancea **here** involved void, **beuuee they**  

### collflict

with the valid law **of the**  Stat. of Tuee. The ltetute 

### l

pacifically **refera** to public employeea5.n Section 4 end la clur and unequivocel in ita tarme. The Dellee ordinences era 

### l quelly cleer end unequivocel in prohibiting 

### cityemployacefromjoining 

### or belonging to lebor uaiono. end the enwar by the City Council to the latter written **by the**  

### two **firmen vee**  **very** definite in refuoing perrieeion, end 

## #tat* **that** if they joined l ucb

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Hon. Julee Demieoi, Jr., pege 4 W-77)

en orgeairetioo they would be eumerily diemieeed from their -Pbmt. Webold, **therefore,** 

### thatthie lction **end** 

### the ordinencee of **the** City of Dellu **are** sontredictory to md in violetion **of** the 

### GeneralLeve of **the** State **of** TBXAB, end era therefore void **end unenforceebla.** **”** l@xt in &$,& Iadeoendeot School District v m 

### peder t 

### i#,, at. **330 9.**  **U.** 2d **702** (Tax; Civ. **App.** 1959, **error** 

### ref.**n.** 

### r. 

### a.).the Court**maid:** “Since enactmentof above quoted legieletioo iu 1947,

**tid withio**  

### :ta lialt~tiozw, **public** employtea **say become**  wderm of l labor vaion. 

### Boverlv v City of w Tex. civ. App., 

### 2928. W. 26.172. The 

### AC; (Article SU4cj **deele** uclueively with ‘public employear, labor 

### or~mdutione, l tTlke*.

etch.’ ad 

### with reepect 

### to l ppellente’ point 3-b. It 

### eppeereelmoattoo plein for 

### l rgumeatthat the 

### vord

‘repreeeotetive’ **of** Section 6 ie referebla to Labor Unioru **that** do 

### not dab A right to 

### errike.Ia the field of labor l~v, 

### our Legislature hu conelatently employedthe **tam** ‘repruentative’ u indicative of l labor union; l ee **Art.** 51548, V. 

### A. C. S. Aleo in the Netionel 

### Labor Baletione 

### Act. 29 

### U.S.C.A.8 151 et. leq. (excluding 

### public employeee, **however),** ‘repreeentetiva’ ie **&fined am**  including ‘eny individuel or labor orgeafretfon.’ In the wording of Sec. 6, A# appelleee proporlp atate. 

### ‘rapremat

### l tiwí wee wed ineteed **of** lebor union 

### or lebor 

### or~mairatim l

o AIJ 

### to **afford** A vider choice **of yency**  to the public employee.” It ie **therefore** 

### our opinion thet 

### Section 6 **of** Article. 5154~. provide8 thet public employmae have the right to prernt grievuace8 **con** cemiag their vegee,,houre **of** 

### work,**or** conditime 

### of **work** through l 

### labor uoiou **that** dome

### not c&L tbe right to #trike or **bergein** collectively.

Public employeeabeve the right to preeent grievencee concerning their wegee. **bourr of**  **work, or**  conditiooe **of work**  **through** A lebor union thet domenot claim the ri&t to #trike **or** bargain collectively. 

### verytruly,

Genortl of Tcxu-_. . 1

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HOa. Jules DAmiAni. Jr.~. pege 5 (M-77)

Prepared by Ronald 

### E. Luna bAiAtAUt 

### Attorney

General APPROvgD: OPMICN CCWITTEE 8.vthorUe Phillip., Ch.im.n W. V. 

### Geppart,Co-Chairma SamKelley LennyZwiener Dougl.. chi1ton w. 0. Shultz STAfTL&L ASSISTANT


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