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29 U.S.C. § 171

Declaration of purpose and policy

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It is the policy of the United States that—(a) sound and stable industrial peace and the advancement of the general welfare, health, and safety of the Nation and of the best interests of employers and employees can most satisfactorily be secured by the settlement of issues between employers and employees through the processes of conference and collective bargaining between employers and the representatives of their employees;(b) the settlement of issues between employers and employees through collective bargaining may be advanced by making available full and adequate governmental facilities for conciliation, mediation, and voluntary arbitration to aid and encourage employers and the representatives of their employees to reach and maintain agreements concerning rates of pay, hours, and working conditions, and to make all reasonable efforts to settle their differences by mutual agreement reached through conferences and collective bargaining or by such methods as may be provided for in any applicable agreement for the settlement of disputes; and(c) certain controversies which arise between parties to collective-bargaining agreements may be avoided or minimized by making available full and adequate governmental facilities for furnishing assistance to employers and the representatives of their employees in formulating for inclusion within such agreements provision for adequate notice of any proposed changes in the terms of such agreements, for the final adjustment of grievances or questions regarding the application or interpretation of such agreements, and other provisions designed to prevent the subsequent arising of such controversies.(June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title II, § 201, 61 Stat. 152.)Executive DocumentsExecutive Order No. 11482

Ex. Ord. No. 11482, Sept. 22, 1969, 34 F.R. 14723, which related to the Construction Industry Collective Bargaining Commission, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12110, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1069, formerly set out as a note under section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Executive Order No. 11849

Ex. Ord. No. 11849, Apr. 1, 1975, 40 F.R. 14887, which related to the Collective Bargaining Committee in Construction, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12110, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1069, formerly set out as a note under section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 65 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1955–2026 · leading case: Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight Sys., Inc., 450 U.S. 728 (1981).
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Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight Sys., Inc., 450 U.S. 728 (1981). · cites it 2× “It is hornbook law, however, that there is a strong congressional policy favoring grievance procedures and arbitration as a method of resolving labor disputes.”
Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Wooster Div. of Borgwarner Corp., 356 U.S. 342 (1958). · cites it 4× “152 , 154, 29 U. S. C. §§ 171 (c) and 173 (c). [1] A variety of topics have been held to be subjects over which an employer must bargain.”
Repub. Steel Corp. v. Maddox, 379 U.S. 650 (1965). · cites it 2× “Such activity complements the union's status as exclusive bargaining representative by permitting it to participate actively in the continuing administration of the contract.”
Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Alt. Ent., Inc., 858 F.3d 393 (6th Cir. 2017). · cites it 2× “” 29 U.S.C. § 171 (b). It also permits collective bargaining agreements that require arbitration of employees’ individual claims.”
Proctor v. Andrews, 972 S.W.2d 729 (Tex. 1998). · cites it 2× “See 29 U.S.C.A. § 171 . It may be that a state legislative delegation of authority to a federal agency is subject to less searching scrutiny than a similar delegation to a private entity.”
Jacob Lewis v. Epic Sys. Corp., 823 F.3d 1147 (7th Cir. 2016). “Indeed, finding the NLRA in conflict with the FAA would be ironic considering that the NLRA is in fact pro-arbitration: it expressly allows unions and employers to arbitrate disputes between each other, see 29 U.S.C. § 171 (b), and to negotiate collective bargaining agreements…”
Int'l Longshore & Warehouse Union v. ICTSI Oregon, Inc., 863 F.3d 1178 (9th Cir. 2017). · cites it 2× “” 29 U.S.C. § 171 (a). 6 For all of the above reasons, the nonstatutory exemption shields the alleged Joint Activity of ILWU and PMA from antitrust scrutiny and ICTSI’s counterclaim was properly dismissed.”
Carey v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp., 375 U.S. 261 (1964). · cites it 2× “152 , 29 U. S. C. § 171 (b). Section 203 (d) provides: "Final adjustment by a method agreed upon by the parties is hereby declared to be the desirable method for settlement of grievance disputes arising over the application or interpretation of an existing collective-bargaining…”
Brooks v. Solomon Co., 542 F. Supp. 1229 (N.D. Ala. 1982). · cites it 3× “It is the defendants’ position that the matters involved in this action are matters over which there is an overriding federal policy pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 171 et seq., which requires the exclusive application of federal law and further that the statements allegedly made were…”
Winston B. Lewy v. S. Pac. Transp. Co., 799 F.2d 1281 (9th Cir. 1986). “§§ 151-169 (1982), and Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA), 29 U.S.C. § 171 et seq. (1982)); Alexander v.”
Tramel R. Bracey v. City of Killeen, Texas & Police Chief Dennis Baldwin, 417 S.W.3d 94 (Tex. App. 2013). “1998) (citing 29 U.S.C. § 171 ). Although the Texas Supreme Court suggested in Proctor that the constitutionality of the Civil Service Act's delegation of power to FMCS to select the list of proposed hearing examiners might be analyzed differently than its delegation of the same…”
Lincoln Mills of Alabama v. Textile Workers Union of Am., CIO, 230 F.2d 81 (5th Cir. 1956). · cites it 2× “Moreover, the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 contains the positive declaration that it is the policy of the United States that “sound and stable industrial peace and the advancement of the general welfare, health and safety of the Nation * * * can most satisfactorily be…”
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