Beverly v. City of Dallas

FRASER, Justice.

Appellants International Association of Fire Fighters with headquarters in Washington, D. C, joined by two members of the Dallas Fire Department as individuals, filed this suit against the City of Dallas, and sought in the form of a declaratory judgment to declare the ordinances of the City of Dallas invalid insofar as they pertain to prohibiting the formation of unions among city officials and employees. The suit is predicated upon the proposition that in 1947 the Legislature of Texas passed Article 5154c, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. and known as the “Right to Work Law”. In their…