Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73
§181 Compilation of collective bargaining agreements, etc.; use of data
Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - CONCILIATION OF LABOR DISPUTES; NATIONAL EMERGENCIES › § 181
Summary
The Bureau must keep copies of available employer–worker contracts and other agreements that settled labor disputes. People may view the file under the Secretary's rules, but confidential information will not be released. On request, the Bureau may give the Service, employers, employees, or their reps available data to help settle disputes, except confidential info.
Full Legal Text
Title 29, §181
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(a)For the guidance and information of interested representatives of employers, employees, and the general public, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor shall maintain a file of copies of all available collective bargaining agreements and other available agreements and actions thereunder settling or adjusting labor disputes. Such file shall be open to inspection under appropriate conditions prescribed by the Secretary of Labor, except that no specific information submitted in confidence shall be disclosed.
(b)The Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Department of labor is authorized to furnish upon request of the Service, or employers, employees, or their representatives, all available data and factual information which may aid in the settlement of any labor dispute, except that no specific information submitted in confidence shall be disclosed.
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29 U.S.C. § 181
Title 29 — Labor
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73