Texas Legislature Passes Restrictive Labor Laws
AUSTIN Texas 50th Legislature enacted restrictive labor laws signed by Gov Beauford H Jester amid union opposition. The measures outlaw the closed shop prohibit mass picketing limit public utility picketing ban check off union dues, prohibit strikes against state subdivisions and void public employee labor contracts.
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Labor Law Provisions on Picketing and Conspiracy in Texas
The text proposes making unions responsible for damages from picketing or strikes if a court holds them breach of contract. It also assigns labor liability for acts constituting restraint of trade, such as boycotts, under civil and penal anti trust laws in Texas.
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Tom Bean School Vote Set June 28
Sherman Grayson County Commissioners Court issues a June 28 election in the Tom Bean high school district on tax rate and bonded indebtedness. A S Luby named election judge. Ball Lumber Co Tom Bean hosts, with questions on a tax not to exceed 1 per 100 valuation and the district assuming $12,000, $450, and $700 in bonded debt from merged districts.
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Wages Lost in Strike Affects Telephone Workers
Telephone employees must work at least 43 weeks to recover wages lost in the strike. The average striker lost 172.76 dollars over four weeks. To break even, they need the 4 dollar weekly raise to cover the loss, with net gain under 32 dollars per striker in the next year.
Texas Senate Joint Resolution proposes Confederate pensions fund
A proposed Texas constitutional amendment adds Sections 17 and 18 to Article VII. It would levy new 2c and 5c ad valorem taxes to fund Confederate pensions and to finance construction and equipment at state higher learning institutions. It outlines bond rules, allotment percentages, reallocation, and guarantees. The measure seeks a statewide vote in August 1947 and appropriates funds for publication and election costs.
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