Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73

§175 National Labor-Management Panel; creation and composition; appointment, tenure, and compensation; duties

Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - CONCILIATION OF LABOR DISPUTES; NATIONAL EMERGENCIES › § 175

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a National Labor-Management Panel of 12 people chosen by the President: 6 from management and 6 from labor. Members serve 3-year terms. If someone leaves early, their replacement serves the rest of that term. For the first appointments, the President will stagger terms so 4 end after 1 year, 4 after 2 years, and 4 after 3 years. Members get $25 per day and are reimbursed for travel and living costs when away from home. At the Director’s request, the panel must advise on preventing industrial disputes and on how mediation and voluntary settlements should be handled, especially for disputes that affect the country’s general welfare.

Full Legal Text

Title 29, §175

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(a)There is created a National Labor-Management Panel which shall be composed of twelve members appointed by the President, six of whom shall be selected from among persons outstanding in the field of management and six of whom shall be selected from among persons outstanding in the field of labor. Each member shall hold office for a term of three years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term, and the terms of office of the members first taking office shall expire, as designated by the President at the time of appointment, four at the end of the first year, four at the end of the second year, and four at the end of the third year after the date of appointment. Members of the panel, when serving on business of the panel, shall be paid compensation at the rate of $25 per day, and shall also be entitled to receive an allowance for actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses while so serving away from their places of residence.

(b)It shall be the duty of the panel, at the request of the Director, to advise in the avoidance of industrial controversies and the manner in which mediation and voluntary adjustment shall be administered, particularly with reference to controversies affecting the general welfare of the country.

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Citation

29 U.S.C. § 175

Title 29 — Labor

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73