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29 U.S.C. § 157 — Right of employees as to organization, collective bargaining, etc.
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Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, and shall also have the right to refrain from any or all of such activities except to the extent that such right may be affected by an agreement requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment as authorized in [section 158(a)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section158/a/3&num=0&edition=prelim).
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Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, and shall also have the right to refrain from any or all of such activities except to the extent that such right may be affected by an agreement requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment as authorized in [section 158(a)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section158/a/3&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The denial by some employers of the right of employees to organize and the refusal by some employers to accept the procedure of collective bargaining lead to strikes and other forms of industrial strife or unrest, which have the intent or the necessary effect of burdening or obstructing commerce by (a) impairing the efficiency, safety, or operation of the instrumentalities of commerce; (b) occurring in the current of commerce; (c) materially affecting, restraining, or controlling the flow of raw materials or manufactured or processed goods from or into the channels of commerce, or the prices of such materials or goods in commerce; or (d) causing diminution of employment and wages in such volume as substantially to impair or disrupt the market for goods flowing from or into the channels of commerce.
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**(a) Unfair labor practices by employer** It shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer—
(1) to interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in [section 157 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section157&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) to dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of any labor organization or contribute financial or other support to it: Provided, That subject to rules and regulations made and published by the Board pursuant to [section 156 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section156&num=0&edition=prelim), an employer shall not be prohibited from permitting employees to confer with him during working hours without loss of time or pay;
(3) by discrimination in regard to hire or tenure of employment or any term or condition of employment to encourage or discourage membership in any labor organization: Provided, That nothing in this subchapter, or in any other statute of the United States, shall preclude an employer from making an agreement with a labor organization (not established, maintained, or assisted by any action defined in this subsection as an unfair labor practice) to require as a condition of employment membership therein on or after the thirtieth day following the beginning of such employment or the effective date of such agreement, whichever is the later, (i) if such labor organization is the representative of the employees as provided in [section 159(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section159/a&num=0&edition=prelim), in the appropriate collective-bargaining unit covered by such agreement when made, and (ii) unless following an e
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**(a) Establishment and operation of plant, area, and industrywide committees**
(1) The Service is authorized and directed to provide assistance in the establishment and operation of plant, area and industrywide labor management committees which—
(A) have been organized jointly by employers and labor organizations representing employees in that plant, area, or industry; and
(B) are established for the purpose of improving labor management relationships, job security, organizational effectiveness, enhancing economic development or involving workers in decisions affecting their jobs including improving communication with respect to subjects of mutual interest and concern.
(2) The Service is authorized and directed to enter into contracts and to make grants, where necessary or appropriate, to fulfill its responsibilities under this section.
**(b) Restrictions on grants, contracts, or other assistance**
(1) No grant may be made, no contract may be entered into and no other assistance may be provided under the provisions of this section to a plant labor management committee unless the employees in that plant are represented by a labor organization and there is in effect at that plant a collective bargaining agreement.
(2) No grant may be made, no contract may be entered into and no other assistance may be provided under the provisions of this section to an area or industrywide labor management committee unless its participants include any labor organizations certified or recognized as the representative of the employees of an employer participating in such committee. Nothing in this clause shall prohibit participation in an area or industrywide committee by an employer whose employees are not represented by a labor organization.
(3) No grant may be made under the
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**(a) Filing and contents of report of payments, loans, promises, agreements, or arrangements** Every employer who in any fiscal year made—
(1) any payment or loan, direct or indirect, of money or other thing of value (including reimbursed expenses), or any promise or agreement therefor, to any labor organization or officer, agent, shop steward, or other representative of a labor organization, or employee of any labor organization, except (A) payments or loans made by any national or State bank, credit union, insurance company, savings and loan association or other credit institution and (B) payments of the kind referred to in [section 186(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section186/c&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) any payment (including reimbursed expenses) to any of his employees, or any group or committee of such employees, for the purpose of causing such employee or group or committee of employees to persuade other employees to exercise or not to exercise, or as the manner of exercising, the right to organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing unless such payments were contemporaneously or previously disclosed to such other employees;
(3) any expenditure, during the fiscal year, where an object thereof, directly or indirectly, is to interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of the right to organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, or is to obtain information concerning the activities of employees or a labor organization in connection with a labor dispute involving such employer, except for use solely in conjunction with an administrative or arbitral proceeding or a criminal or civil judicial proceeding;
(4) any agreemen
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TITLE 29—LABOR
§ 155
spect to exceptions taken to his findings, rul-
ings, or recommendations. The Board may es-
tablish or utilize such regional, local, or other
agencies, and utilize such voluntary and uncom-
pensated services, as may from time to time be
needed. Attorneys appointed under this section
may, at the direction of the Board, appear for
and represent the Board in any case in court.
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to
authorize the Board to appoint individuals for
the purpose of conciliation or mediation, or for
economic analysis.
(b) All of the expenses of the Board, including
all necessary traveling and subsistence expenses
outside the District of Columbia incurred by the
members or employees of the Board under its or-
ders, shall be allowed and paid on the presen-
tation of itemized vouchers therefor approved by
the Board or by any individual it designates for
that purpose.
(July 5, 1935, ch. 372, § 4, 49 Stat. 451; June 23,
1947, ch. 120, title I, § 101, 61 Stat. 139; Pub. L.
95–251, § 3, Mar. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 184.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Provisions of subsec. (a) which prescribed the basic
compensation of members of the Board and the General
Counsel were omitted to conform to the provisions of
the Executive Schedule. See sections 5314 and 5315 of
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
In subsec. (a), ‘‘administrative law judge’s’’ and ‘‘ad-
ministrative law judge’’ substituted for ‘‘trial exam-
iner’s’’ and ‘‘trial examiner’’, respectively, pursuant to
section 3105 of Title 5, and section 3 of Pub. L. 95–251,
Mar. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 184, which is set out as a note
under section 3105 of Title 5.
AMENDMENTS
1947—Act June 23, 1947, amended section generally by
increasing Board members’ sal
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