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29 U.S.C. § 174

Co-equal obligations of employees, their representatives, and management to minimize labor disputes

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(a) 11 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted. In order to prevent or minimize interruptions of the free flow of commerce growing out of labor disputes, employers and employees and their representatives, in any industry affecting commerce, shall—(1) exert every reasonable effort to make and maintain agreements concerning rates of pay, hours, and working conditions, including provision for adequate notice of any proposed change in the terms of such agreements;(2) whenever a dispute arises over the terms or application of a collective-bargaining agreement and a conference is requested by a party or prospective party thereto, arrange promptly for such a conference to be held and endeavor in such conference to settle such dispute expeditiously; and(3) in case such dispute is not settled by conference, participate fully and promptly in such meetings as may be undertaken by the Service under this chapter for the purpose of aiding in a settlement of the dispute.(June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title II, § 204, 61 Stat. 154.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1956–1993 · leading case: Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Truitt Mfg. Co., 351 U.S. 149 (1956).
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Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Truitt Mfg. Co., 351 U.S. 149 (1956). · cites it 2× “154 , 29 U. S. C. § 174 (a) (1). [4] See Sherman, Employer's Obligation to Produce Data for Collective Bargaining, 35 Minn.”
Ass'n of Flight Attendants, Afl-Cio v. Horizon Air Indus., Inc., 976 F.2d 541 (9th Cir. 1992). “The NLRA imposes a duty to "exert every reasonable effort to make and maintain agreements,” 29 U.S.C. § 174 (a)(1), and provides that the failure to "meet at reasonable times and confer in good faith” is an unfair labor practice.”
United Steelworkers of Am., Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Lorain, a Div. of Koehring Co., Appellee-Cross-Appellant, 616 F.2d 919 (6th Cir. 1980). “29 U.S.C. § 174 (a)(2). The legislative history of this section indicates that this duty continues to exist despite the presence of an arbitration agreement.”
Gannett Rochester Newspapers, a Div. of Gannett Co., Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd., Newspaper Guild of Rochester, Local 17, Intervenor, 988 F.2d 198 (D.C. Cir. 1993). “1027 (1956) (citing 29 U.S.C. § 174 (a)(1) (1988)). Congress believed — and “[experience has demonstrated” — that collective bargaining agreements “promote industrial peace and stability,” Carey v.”
Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. W. Wirebound Box Co., 356 F.2d 88 (9th Cir. 1966). “154 (1947), 29 U.S.C. § 174 (a) (1) (1964), which admonishes both employers and employees to “exert every reasonable effort to make and maintain agreements concerning rates of pay, hours, and working conditions.”
Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters, Local 732 v. Pan Am. World Airways, Inc., 716 F. Supp. 726 (E.D.N.Y 1989). “Language nearly identical to that in section 2, First of the RLA appears, however, in section 204(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (NRLA), 29 U.S.C. § 174 (a). That section provides in relevant part: [E]mployers and employees and their representatives, in any industry…”
Pac. Fruit Express v. Union Pac., 826 F.2d 920 (9th Cir. 1987). “Section 204(a), 29 U.S.C. § 174 (a), provides in relevant part: In order to prevent or minimize interruptions of the free flow of commerce growing out of labor disputes, employers and employees and their representatives, in any industry affecting commerce, shall— (1) exert every…”
Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., 729 F. Supp. 888 (D.D.C. 1989). “This additional requirement has been held to “[provide] the foundation for the broad obligation to disclose” under the NLRA, and “[n]o comparable command exists in the RLA.”
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