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| Name: | Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C., Chapter 7). |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Subject(s): | Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1947 |
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| ISN: | USA-1935-L-31133 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=31133&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | U.S. Labor and Employment Laws, 1991-03, West, R., BNA Books, Washington, D.C., United States of America, pp. 3-9-3-42 US Code  Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, USA (consulted on 2015-07-27) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Governs the rights of employers and trade unions in labour relations matters. It establishes the National Labour Relations Board, and contains specific provisions concerning election of trade union representatives, prevention of unfair labour practices, Board investigatory powers, the right to strike, religious convictions, conciliation of labour disputes, boards of inquiry, injunctions during national emergencies, and related matters. SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS §141. Short title; Congressional declaration of purpose and policy §142. Definitions §143. Saving provisions §144. Separability SUBCHAPTER II - NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT, 1935 [not part of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, which comprises this chapter] SUBCHAPTER III - CONCILIATION OF LABOR DISPUTES; NATIONAL EMERGENCIES §171. Declaration of purpose and policy §172. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service §173. Functions of Service §174. Co-equal obligations of employees, their representatives, and management to minimize labor disputes §175. National Labor-Management Panel; creation and composition; appointment, tenure, and compensation; duties §175a. Assistance to plant, area, and industrywide labor management committees §176. National emergencies; appointment of board of inquiry by President; report; contents; filing with Service §177. Board of inquiry §178. Injunctions during national emergency §179. Injunctions during national emergency; adjustment efforts by parties during injunction period §180. Discharge of injunction upon certification of results of election or settlement; report to Congress §181. Compilation of collective bargaining agreements, etc.; use of data §182. Exemption of Railway Labor Act from subchapter §183. Conciliation of labor disputes in the health care industry SUBCHAPTER IV - LIABILITIES OF AND RESTRICTIONS ON LABOR AND MANAGEMENT §185. Suits by and against labor organizations §186. Restrictions on financial transactions §187. Unlawful activities or conduct; right to sue; jurisdiction; limitations; damages §188. Repealed. Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 690, §4(3), 69 Stat. 625 SUBCHAPTER V - CONGRESSIONAL JOINT COMMITTEE ON LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS |
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