Corpus Christi American Federation of Teachers v. Corpus Christi Independent School District

This is an action to declare the rights of public employees to present grievances concerning “conditions of work” through representatives who do not claim the right to strike pursuant to Article 5154c, Section 6, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated. A complete recitation of the facts is found in the opinion of the court of civil appeals at 564 S.W.2d 477.

We agree with the court of civil appeals that the “issue to be resolved is whether the ‘grievance’ involves a ‘condition of work’ ” under the statute. We are, however, of the opinion that the result reached by the court of civil appeals is…