It shall be unlawful for any two or more such telegraph or telephone companies, telegraph press associations, railroad companies or leased wire firms or private individuals doing business in this state and employing telegraphers, to conspire, contract, mutually agree or co-operate to discriminate against, blacklist or refuse employment to any telegrapher merely on account of such telegrapher's affiliation with or membership in any lawful organization or trade or labor union of telegraphers.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 9 - Railroads and Other Common Carriers
Article 7 - Telegraph and Telephone Companies
§ 77-9-701. Offices of telegraph companies
§ 77-9-707. Evidence of transmission of telegram in suits against telegraph companies
§ 77-9-709. Duty of telegraph and telephone companies to transmit public messages
§ 77-9-711. Erection of telegraph and telephone lines
§ 77-9-713. Local authorities may regulate construction and maintenance of lines
§ 77-9-715. Liability for damages caused by erection, continuance and use of lines
§ 77-9-717. Exercise of eminent domain for construction of new lines
§ 77-9-719. Consolidation and merger of telephone lines, exchanges and property authorized
§ 77-9-723. Nothing in preceding sections shall mandate consolidation and merger
§ 77-9-725. Blacklisting of telegraphers because of union affiliation is unlawful
§ 77-9-727. Conspiracy to blacklist telegrapher is unlawful
§ 77-9-729. Telegrapher discriminated against may recover actual and exemplary damages