Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73
§180 Discharge of injunction upon certification of results of election or settlement; report to Congress
Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - CONCILIATION OF LABOR DISPUTES; NATIONAL EMERGENCIES › § 180
Summary
When the election results are certified or a settlement is reached, whichever comes first, the Attorney General must ask the court to lift the injunction, and the court must grant that request. After the court lifts the injunction, the President must send Congress a full report on the proceedings, including what the board of inquiry found, the National Labor Relations Board ballot results, and any recommendations he wants Congress to consider.
Full Legal Text
Title 29, §180
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Upon the certification of the results of such ballot or upon a settlement being reached, whichever happens sooner, the Attorney General shall move the court to discharge the injunction, which motion shall then be granted and the injunction discharged. When such motion is granted, the President shall submit to the Congress a full and comprehensive report of the proceedings, including the findings of the board of inquiry and the ballot taken by the National Labor Relations Board, together with such recommendations as he may see fit to make for consideration and appropriate action.
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29 U.S.C. § 180
Title 29 — Labor
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73