29 U.S.C. § 179 — Injunctions during national emergency; ad-

Page 57 TITLE 29—LABOR § 183 CODIFICATION In subsec. (c), ‘‘court of appeals’’ substituted for ‘‘cir- cuit court of appeals’’ on authority of act June 25, 1948, as amended by act May 24, 1949. The words ‘‘United States’’ immediately preceding ‘‘Court of appeals’’ were inserted on authority of section 43 of Title 28, Ju- diciary and Judicial Procedure. In subsec. (c), ‘‘section 1254 of title 28’’ substituted for ‘‘sections 239 and 240 of the Judicial Code, as amended (U.S.C. title 28, secs. 346 and 347)’’ on authority of act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 869, section 1 of which en- acted Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. § 179. Injunctions during national emergency; ad- justment efforts by parties during injunction period (a) Assistance of Service; acceptance of Service’s proposed settlement Whenever a district court has issued an order under section 178 of this title enjoining acts or practices which imperil or threaten to imperil the national health or safety, it shall be the duty of the parties to the labor dispute giving rise to such order to make every effort to adjust and settle their differences, with the assistance of the Service created by this chapter. Neither party shall be under any duty to accept, in whole or in part, any proposal of settlement made by the Service. (b) Reconvening of board of inquiry; report by board; contents; secret ballot of employees by National Labor Relations Board; certifi- cation of results to Attorney General Upon the issuance of such order, the President shall reconvene the board of inquiry which has previously reported with respect to the dispute. At the end of a sixty-day period (unless the dis- pute has been settled by that time), the board of inquiry shall report to the President the current position of the parties and the efforts which have been made for settlement, and shall in- clude a statement by each party of its position and a statement of the employer’s last offer of settlement. The President shall make such re- port available to the public. The National Labor Relations Board, within the succeeding fifteen days, shall take a secret ballot of the employees of each employer involved in the dispute on the question of whether they wish to accept the final offer of settlement made by their employer as stated by him and shall certify the results thereof to the Attorney General within five days thereafter. (June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title II, § 209, 61 Stat. 155.) § 180. Discharge of injunction upon certification of results of election or settlement; report to Congress Upon the certification of the results of such ballot or upon a settlement being reached, whichever happens sooner, the Attorney General shall move the court to discharge the injunc- tion, which motion shall then be granted and the injunction discharged. When such motion is granted, the President shall submit to the Con- gress a full and comprehensive report of the pro- ceedings, including the findings of the board of inquiry and the ballot taken by the National Labor Relations Board, together with such rec- ommendations as he may see fit to make for consideration and appropriate action. (June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title II, § 210, 61 Stat. 156.) § 181. Compilation of collective bargaining agree- ments, etc.; use of data (a) For the guidance and information of inter- ested representatives of employers, employees, and the general public, the Bureau of Labor Sta- tistics of the Department of Labor shall main- tain a file of copies of all available collective bargaining agreements and other available agreements and actions thereunder settling or adjusting labor disputes. Such file shall be open to inspection under appropriate conditions pre- scribed by the Secretary of Labor, except that no specific information submitted in confidence shall be disclosed. (b) The Bureau of Labor Statistics in the De- partment of labor is authorized to furnish upon request of the Service, or employers, employees, or their representatives, all available data and factual information which may aid in the settle- ment of any labor dispute, except that no spe- cific information submitted in confidence shall be disclosed. (June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title II, § 211, 61 Stat. 156.) § 182. Exemption of Railway Labor Act from sub- chapter The provisions of this subchapter shall not be applicable with respect to any matter which is subject to the provisions of the Railway Labor Act [45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.], as amended from time to time. (June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title II, § 212, 61 Stat. 156.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Railway Labor Act, as amended, referred to in text, is act May 20, 1926, ch. 347, 44 Stat. 577, which is classified principally to chapter 8 (§ 151 et seq.) of Title 45, Railroads. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 151 of Title 45 and Tables. § 183. Conciliation of labor disputes in the health care industry (a) Establishment of Boards of Inquiry; member- ship If, in the opinion of the Director of the Fed- eral Mediation and Conciliation Service, a threatened or actual strike or lockout affecting a health care institution will, if permitted to occur or to continue, substantially interrupt the delivery of health care in the locality concerned, the Director may further assist in the resolution of the impasse by establishing within 30 days after the notice to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service under clause (A) of the last sentence of section 158(d) of this title (which is required by clause (3) of such section 158(d) of this title), or within 10 days after the notice under clause (B), an impartial Board of Inquiry to investigate the issues involved in the dispute and to make a written report thereon to the par- ties within fifteen (15) days after the establish- ment of such a Board. The written report shall contain the findings of fact together with the Board’s recommendations for settling the dis- pute, with the objective of achieving a prompt,