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TX Lab Code § 101.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.104. Method of Election of Officers, Agents, Organizers, and Representatives

Sec. 101.104.  METHOD OF ELECTION OF OFFICERS, AGENTS, ORGANIZERS, AND REPRESENTATIVES.  (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 and participating, except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) and Section 101.108.(b)  A labor union may require more than a majority vote for the election of an officer, agent, organizer, or representative.(c)  A labor union may take a vote of the entire membership for an officer, agent, organizer, or representative by mailed ballots.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.105. Annual Election of Officers, Agents, Organizers, and Representatives

Sec. 101.105.  ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS, AGENTS, ORGANIZERS, AND REPRESENTATIVES.  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 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.106. Notice of Election

Sec. 101.106.  NOTICE OF ELECTION.  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 must be given in the manner most convenient to the union by:(1)  written or printed notice mailed to the member's last known address;(2)  posting notice in a place public to the membership;  or(3)  announcement at a regular stated meeting of the union.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.107. Results of Election

Sec. 101.107.  RESULTS OF ELECTION.  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 presence of the members or delegates participating, except as provided by Section 101.108.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.108. Certain Unions Excepted

Sec. 101.108.  CERTAIN UNIONS EXCEPTED.  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 every three years or every four years, for the four years ending August 10, 1943;  and(2)  charged members an initiation fee of $10 or less, for the 10 years ending August 10, 1943.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.109. Certain Persons Prohibited From Holding Office

Sec. 101.109.  CERTAIN PERSONS PROHIBITED FROM HOLDING OFFICE.  (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)  has been convicted of a felony.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who has been convicted of a felony and whose rights of citizenship have been fully restored.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.110. Labor Organizers; Organizer's Card

Sec. 101.110.  LABOR ORGANIZERS;  ORGANIZER'S CARD.  (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 application for an organizer's card must:(1)  be filed with the secretary of state by mail or in person;(2)  state the applicant's full name and labor union affiliations, if any;(3)  describe the applicant's credentials;(4)  be accompanied by a copy of the applicant's credentials;  and(5)  be signed by the applicant.(c)  On the filing of an application for an organizer's card, the secretary of state shall issue the applicant a card containing:(1)  the applicant's name;(2)  the applicant's union affiliation;(3)  a space for the applicant's signature;(4)  the designation "labor organizer";  and(5)  the secretary of state's signature, dated and attested by the state seal.(d)  A labor organizer shall:(1)  carry the card issued under Subsection (c) whenever the organizer is soliciting members;  and(2)  exhibit the card on request of a person being solicited for membership.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.21(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 101.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.111. Fee for Privilege to Work Prohibited

Sec. 101.111.  FEE FOR PRIVILEGE TO WORK PROHIBITED.  (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 or indirectly, a fee as a work permit or as a condition for the privilege to work from a person who is not a member of the union.(b)  Subsection (a) does not prevent the collection of an initiation fee as provided by Section 101.113.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.112. Excessive Fees Prohibited

Sec. 101.112.  EXCESSIVE FEES PROHIBITED.  (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 assessments to create a fund that exceeds the reasonable requirements of the union in carrying out its lawful purposes or activities, if the fees, dues, fines, or other assessments create an undue hardship on an applicant for initiation to the union or on union members.(b)  Subsection (a) may not be construed to prevent dues or other assessments:(1)  for a purpose that is beneficial to union members according to established practice, including the maintenance or investment of funds for those beneficial purposes;(2)  if the members who contribute share in or may reasonably expect to share in the benefits, for:(A)  old age benefits;(B)  death and burial benefits;(C)  hospitalization, unemployment, health and accident, retirement, or other forms of mutual insurance;(D)  legislative representation;(E)  a grievance committee;(F)  gifts, floral offerings, or other charitable purposes;  or(G)  any other legitimate purpose;  or(3)  for placement in a fund to be used by the union in paying its members while they are on strike, if:(A)  initiation fees are not placed in the fund;  and(B)  the fund remains under the members' control.(c)  This section shall be liberally construed to prevent excessive initiation fees.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.113. Advance Fees

Sec. 101.113.  ADVANCE FEES.  (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 shall:(1)  elect the applicant to membership;  or(2)  immediately return in full the money paid by the applicant.(b)  On election of an applicant to labor union membership, advance fees paid by the applicant may be used by the union for the purposes for which the fees were advanced.(c)  A labor union or an officer, agent, or member of a labor union shall collect all fees in good faith.  A labor union may not elect a person to membership merely to obtain the person's initiation fee.(d)  A labor union may not collect an initiation fee from a member and then discharge or suspend the member, or cause the member's employer to discharge the member, without reasonable and just cause.(e)  A labor union that violates Subsection (d) is subject to the civil penalty provided by Section 101.121.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.114. Fee Receipt Required

Sec. 101.114.  FEE RECEIPT REQUIRED.  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 membership in a labor union from a person without giving the person at that time a receipt that:(1)  is signed by the labor organizer, officer, agent, or member;  and(2)  states that the sum of money received is to be:(A)  delivered to the labor union;  and(B)  held intact until the person has been elected and has become a bona fide voting member of the union.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.115. Construction of Fee Restrictions

Sec. 101.115.  CONSTRUCTION OF FEE RESTRICTIONS.  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.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.116. Member in Armed Forces

Sec. 101.116.  MEMBER IN ARMED FORCES.  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 union to which the member belonged may not be required to make the back payments as a condition to reinstatement in good standing as a member.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.117. Reasonable Time for Decision on Membership Required

Sec. 101.117.  REASONABLE TIME FOR DECISION ON MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED.  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 which to decide whether to join the union as a condition of employment.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.118 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.118. Expulsion of Member

Sec. 101.118.  EXPULSION OF MEMBER.  (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 organization, after due notice and an opportunity to be heard on the specific charges alleged.(b)  On the petition of a member expelled from a labor organization, a court of competent jurisdiction shall order the reinstatement of the member if the member was expelled without good cause.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.119 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.119. Records

Sec. 101.119.  RECORDS.  (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 for any purpose;  and(3)  state the source of each receipt and the purpose of each expenditure.(b)  A member of a labor union is entitled to inspect the books, records, and accounts of the union at any reasonable time.(c)  The attorney general, or, subject to the attorney general's approval, a district attorney or county attorney, is entitled to inspect on demand the books, records, and accounts of a labor union at any reasonable time.(d)  The books, records, and accounts of a labor union are open to grand juries and judicial and quasi-judicial inquiries in legal proceedings.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.120 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.120. Reports

Sec. 101.120.  REPORTS.  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 U.S.C. Section 431) or a successor statute shall file a copy of each report with the secretary of state not later than the 30th day after the date the report was filed with the secretary of labor.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.121. Civil Penalty

Sec. 101.121.  CIVIL PENALTY.  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 penalty may be recovered in the name of the state, acting through an enforcement officer, in a court of competent jurisdiction.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.122. Enforcement by Civil Process

Sec. 101.122.  ENFORCEMENT BY CIVIL PROCESS.  (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 permanent injunction, or any other writ or process appropriate to enforce this subchapter.(b)  A proceeding under Subsection (a) shall be instituted, prosecuted, and tried in the same manner as another civil case of a similar nature in the district court.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.123. Offense; Penalty

Sec. 101.123.  OFFENSE;  PENALTY.  (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 this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:(1)  a fine of not more than $500;(2)  confinement in the county jail for not more than 60 days;  or(3)  both the fine and confinement.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.124. Enforcement Officers

Sec. 101.124.  ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.  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(2)  institute and maintain all civil proceedings under this subchapter.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter D. Picketing|Section 101.151. Definition

Sec. 101.151.  DEFINITION.  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)  observe the premises being picketed to ascertain who enters or patronizes the premises;  or(3)  follow employees or patrons of the premises being picketed to or from those premises to observe them or to attempt to dissuade them from entering or patronizing the premises.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter D. Picketing|Section 101.152. Mass Picketing Prohibited

Sec. 101.152.  MASS PICKETING PROHIBITED.  (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 to and egress from an entrance to any premises, either by obstructing the free ingress and egress with the person's body or by placing a vehicle or other physical obstruction.(b)  In this section, "picket" includes a person:(1)  stationed by or acting for an organization to:(A)  induce anyone not to enter the premises being picketed;  or(B)  observe the premises being picketed to ascertain who enters or patronizes the premises;  or(2)  who follows employees or patrons of the premises being picketed to or from those premises to observe them or to attempt to dissuade them from entering or patronizing the premises.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter D. Picketing|Section 101.153. Use of Insulting, Threatening, or Obscene Language Prohibited

Sec. 101.153.  USE OF INSULTING, THREATENING, OR OBSCENE LANGUAGE PROHIBITED.  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)  in the exercise of the other person's lawful right to work or to enter on the performance of a lawful vocation;  or(2)  from freely entering or leaving any premises.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter D. Picketing|Section 101.154. Picketing Intended to Secure Breach of Labor Agreement Prohibited

Sec. 101.154.  PICKETING INTENDED TO SECURE BREACH OF LABOR AGREEMENT PROHIBITED.  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 labor agreement arrived at between an employer and the representatives:(1)  designated by the employees for the purpose of collective bargaining;  or(2)  certified as the bargaining unit under the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.).|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter D. Picketing|Section 101.155. Declaration or Publication of Continuation of Enjoined Picketing Prohibited

Sec. 101.155.  DECLARATION OR PUBLICATION OF CONTINUATION OF ENJOINED PICKETING PROHIBITED.  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 court of competent jurisdiction has enjoined the continuation of that picketing at that point or premises.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter D. Picketing|Section 101.156. Offense; Penalty

Sec. 101.156.  OFFENSE;  PENALTY.  (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.(b)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:(1)  a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $500;(2)  confinement in jail for not more than 90 days;  or(3)  both the fine and confinement.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter E. Secondary Picketing|Section 101.201. Secondary Picketing Prohibited

Sec. 101.201.  SECONDARY PICKETING PROHIBITED.  (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 does not exist.(b)  In this section:(1)  "Employee" includes any person working for another for hire in this state, but does not include an independent contractor.(2)  "Employer" means any person who engages the services of an employee.(3)  "Labor dispute" means a controversy concerning wages, hours, or conditions of employment between an employer and employees.  A controversy is not a labor dispute if the employees do not have a real and substantial economic interest in the work performed for the employer.(4)  "Picket" includes a person:(A)  stationed by or acting in behalf of an organization to:(i)  induce anyone not to enter the premises being picketed;(ii)  apprise the public by signs or other means of the existence of a labor dispute at or near the premises being picketed;  or(iii)  observe the premises being picketed to ascertain who enters or patronizes the premises;  or(B)  who follows employees or patrons of the premises being picketed to or from those premises to observe them or to attempt to dissuade them from entering or patronizing the premises.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter E. Secondary Picketing|Section 101.202. Offense; Penalty

Sec. 101.202.  OFFENSE;  PENALTY.  (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 by:(1)  a fine of not more than $500;(2)  confinement in the county jail for not more than six months;  or(3)  both the fine and confinement.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter E. Secondary Picketing|Section 101.203. Civil Liability

Sec. 101.203.  CIVIL LIABILITY.  (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 violation.(b)  A person damaged by a violation of this subchapter may maintain an action to redress the damage and may obtain injunctive relief.(c)  An association or labor union that represents or purports to represent a person who violates any provision of this subchapter is jointly and severally liable with the person for the damages resulting from the violation.(d)  In this section, "labor union" means any incorporated or unincorporated association, group, union, national or local, branch, or subordinate organization of a union of working persons organized and existing in part to protect those persons and to improve their working conditions, wages, or employment relationships and includes the local, state, national, and international affiliates of those organizations.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|