29 U.S.C. § 106
Responsibility of officers and members of associations or their organizations for unlawful acts of individual officers, members, and agents
No officer or member of any association or organization, and no association or organization participating or interested in a labor dispute, shall be held responsible or liable in any court of the United States for the unlawful acts of individual officers, members, or agents, except upon clear proof of actual participation in, or actual authorization of, such acts, or of ratification of such acts after actual knowledge thereof.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 185
cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1934–2025 · leading case: Firebird Structures, LCC v. United Bhd. of Carpenters & Joiners, Local Union No. 1505, 252 F. Supp. 3d 1132 (D.N.M. 2017).
Firebird Structures, LCC v. United Bhd. of Carpenters & Joiners, Local Union No. 1505, 252 F. Supp. 3d 1132 (D.N.M. 2017). “§ 187 , preempts those claims; (v) that Firebird Structures is not likely to prevail on its claims for trespass, nuisance, harassment, and prima facie tort, because Firebird Structures has not- satisfied its burden, set forth by the-Norris-LaGuardia Act’s § 6, 29 U.S.C. § 106 ,…”
Vikman v. Int'l Bhd. of Elec. Workers, Local Union No. 1269, 889 P.2d 646 (Colo. 1995). “In asserting that any liability on its part for the conduct of its members must be established by clear proof, Local 1269 relied upon the following pertinent language of 29 U.S.C. § 106 : No officer or member of any association or organization, and no association or organization…”
Hiestand v. Amalgamated Meatcutters & Butcher Workmen, 666 P.2d 671 (Kan. 1983). “Defendants requested an instruction which conformed in substance to the provisions of § 6 of the Norris-LaGuardia Act, 29 U.S.C. § 106 , which provides: *760 "No officer or member of any association or organization, and no association or organization participating or interested…”
Care One Mgmt. LLC v. United Healthcare Workers East, 43 F.4th 126 (3rd Cir. 2022). “69 29 U.S.C. § 106 (emphasis added). 70 Scheidler, 537 U.”
Patricia Johnson v. Teamsters Local 559, Patricia Johnson v. Teamsters Local 559, 102 F.3d 21 (1st Cir. 1996). “Standard of Proof The Union argues that the Johnsons’ suit stems from a labor dispute and that therefore its liability should be governed by the “clear proof" requirement of the Norris-La-Guardia Act, 29 U.S.C. § 106 , infra. Johnson sued his labor union for the harassment he…”
Gajkowski v. Int'l Bhd. of Teamster, 530 A.2d 853 (Pa. 1987). “The Pennsylvania statute closely parallels the language of Section 6 of the Norris-LaGuardia Act, 29 U.S.C. § 106 (1982), which reflects the same concern.”
Ramsey v. United Mine Workers, 401 U.S. 302 (1971). “71 , 29 U. S. C. § 106 . But the trial judge and four judges of the Court of Appeals read far too much into § 6, which provides as follows: "No officer or member of any association or organization, and no association or organization participating or interested in a labor…”
P.G. & H. Coal Co. v. Int'l Union, United Mine Workers, 390 S.E.2d 551 (W. Va. 1990). “Chief Justice Taft in Colorado Coal Co. v. Mine Workers.”
Atlas Air, Inc. v. Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters, 280 F. Supp. 3d 59 (D.D.C. 2017). “First, Section 6 of the NLGA provides that “[n]o officer or member of any association or organization, and no association or organization participating or interested in a labor dispute, shall be held responsible or liable in any court of the United States for the unlawful acts…”
United Bhd. of Carpenters & Joiners of Am. v. United States, 330 U.S. 395 (1947). “This is merely the application of the sound principles of the law of agency to labor cases.”
Carter-Glogau Labs., Inc. v. Constr., Prod. & Maint. Laborers' Local 383, 736 P.2d 1163 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986). “That section provides: No officer or member of any association or organization, and no association or organization participating or interested *354 in a labor dispute, shall be held responsible or liable in any court in the United States for the unlawful acts of individual…”
Carbon Fuel Co. v. United Mine Workers, 444 U.S. 212 (1979). “” 29 U. S. C. § 106 (emphasis supplied). 7 The full text of this new provision read: “The United Mine Workers of America and the Operators signatory hereto affirm their intention to maintain the integrity of this contract and to exercise their best efforts through available…”
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