Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73
§142 Definitions
Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 142
Summary
Defines key words. "Industry affecting commerce" means any business in commerce or where a worker dispute would disrupt trade. "Strike" means group work stoppage or slowdown, including when a contract ends. Commerce, labor disputes, employer, employee, labor organization, representative, person, and supervisor are defined in subchapter II.
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Title 29, §142
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When used in this chapter—
(1)The term “industry affecting commerce” means any industry or activity in commerce or in which a labor dispute would burden or obstruct commerce or tend to burden or obstruct commerce or the free flow of commerce.
(2)The term “strike” includes any strike or other concerted stoppage of work by employees (including a stoppage by reason of the expiration of a collective-bargaining agreement) and any concerted slowdown or other concerted interruption of operations by employees.
(3)The terms “commerce”, “labor disputes”, “employer”, “employee”, “labor organization”, “representative”, “person”, and “supervisor” shall have the same meaning as when used in subchapter II of this chapter.
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Subchapter II of this chapter, referred to in par. (3), was in the original “the National Labor Relations Act as amended by this Act” [29 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.].
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29 U.S.C. § 142
Title 29 — Labor
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73