29 U.S.C. § 523 — Retention of rights under other Federal

Page 134 TITLE 29—LABOR § 522 159, 160, 164, 186, and 187 of this title, and enacted provi- sions set out as notes under sections 153, 158, and 481 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 401 of this title and Tables. § 522. Extortionate picketing; penalty for viola- tion (a) It shall be unlawful to carry on picketing on or about the premises of any employer for the purpose of, or as part of any conspiracy or in furtherance of any plan or purpose for, the per- sonal profit or enrichment of any individual (ex- cept a bona fide increase in wages or other em- ployee benefits) by taking or obtaining any money or other thing of value from such em- ployer against his will or with his consent. (b) Any person who willfully violates this sec- tion shall be fined not more than $10,000 or im- prisoned not more than twenty years, or both. (Pub. L. 86–257, title VI, § 602, Sept. 14, 1959, 73 Stat. 539.) § 523. Retention of rights under other Federal and State laws (a) Except as explicitly provided to the con- trary, nothing in this chapter shall reduce or limit the responsibilities of any labor organiza- tion or any officer, agent, shop steward, or other representative of a labor organization, or of any trust in which a labor organization is interested, under any other Federal law or under the laws of any State, and, except as explicitly provided to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall take away any right or bar any remedy to which members of a labor organization are entitled under such other Federal law or law of any State. (b) Nothing contained in this chapter and sec- tion 186(a)–(c) of this title shall be construed to supersede or impair or otherwise affect the pro- visions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended [45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.], or any of the obligations, rights, benefits, privileges, or immunities of any carrier, employee, organization, representative, or person subject thereto; nor shall anything contained in this chapter be construed to confer any rights, privileges, immunities, or defenses upon employers, or to impair or otherwise affect the rights of any person under the National Labor Relations Act, as amended [29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.]. (Pub. L. 86–257, title VI, § 603, Sept. 14, 1959, 73 Stat. 540.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 86–257, Sept. 14, 1959, 73 Stat. 519, known as the Labor-Management Re- porting and Disclosure Act of 1959, which enacted this chapter, amended sections 153, 158, 159, 160, 164, 186, and 187 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 153, 158, and 481 of this title. For com- plete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 401 of this title and Ta- bles. The phrase ‘‘this chapter and section 186(a)–(c) of this title’’, referred to in subsec. (b), was in original ‘‘titles I, II, III, IV, V, or VI of this Act’’. The phrase ‘‘this chapter’’ later appearing in subsec. (b), was in original ‘‘said titles (except section 505) of this Act’’. Original text reference, in both instances, includes those sec- tions of the Act which are classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of such titles to the Code, see Tables. The Railway Labor Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act May 20, 1926, ch. 347, 44 Stat. 577, which is classified principally to chapter 8 (§ 151 et seq.) of Title 45, Rail- roads. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 151 of Title 45 and Tables. The National Labor Relations Act, referred to in sub- sec. (b), is act July 5, 1935, ch. 372, 49 Stat. 452, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 151 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 167 of this title and Tables. § 524. Effect on State laws Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impair or diminish the authority of any State to enact and enforce general criminal laws with re- spect to robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzle- ment, grand larceny, burglary, arson, violation of narcotics laws, murder, rape, assault with in- tent to kill, or assault which inflicts grievous bodily injury, or conspiracy to commit any of such crimes. (Pub. L. 86–257, title VI, § 604, Sept. 14, 1959, 73 Stat. 540.) § 524a. Elimination of racketeering activities threat; State legislation governing collective bargaining representative Notwithstanding this or any other Act regu- lating labor-management relations, each State shall have the authority to enact and enforce, as part of a comprehensive statutory system to eliminate the threat of pervasive racketeering activity in an industry that is, or over time has been, affected by such activity, a provision of law that applies equally to employers, employ- ees, and collective bargaining representatives, which provision of law governs service in any position in a local labor organization which acts or seeks to act in that State as a collective bar- gaining representative pursuant to the National Labor Relations Act [29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.], in the industry that is subject to that program. (Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 2201, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2192.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in text, probably means title II of Pub. L. 98–473, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1976, known as the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984. For com- plete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1984 Amendment note set out under section 1 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and Tables. The National Labor Relations Act, referred to in text, is act July 5, 1935, ch. 372, 49 Stat. 449, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 151 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 167 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of the Labor-Manage- ment Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, which com- prises this chapter.