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§187 Unlawful activities or conduct; right to sue; jurisdiction; limitations; damages

Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - LIABILITIES OF AND RESTRICTIONS ON LABOR AND MANAGEMENT › § 187

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Labor organizations may not do any of the unfair labor practices listed in section 158(b)(4) of this title when they are working in an industry or activity that affects commerce. If a business or property is harmed because a labor organization breaks that rule, the harmed person can sue. They can file in a U.S. district court, following the limitations and provisions of section 185, no matter how much money is at stake, or in any other court that has authority over the parties. They can recover the money they lost and the court costs.

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Title 29, §187

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(a)It shall be unlawful, for the purpose of this section only, in an industry or activity affecting commerce, for any labor organization to engage in any activity or conduct defined as an unfair labor practice in section 158(b)(4) of this title.
(b)Whoever shall be injured in his business or property by reason or 11 So in original. Probably should be “of”. any violation of subsection (a) may sue therefor in any district court of the United States subject to the limitations and provisions of section 185 of this title without respect to the amount in controversy, or in any other court having jurisdiction of the parties, and shall recover the damages by him sustained and the cost of the suit.

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1959—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86–257 struck out provisions which specified particular practices that were unlawful, and inserted reference to practices defined in section 158(b)(4) of this title, which section defines the unfair labor practices formerly enumerated in this subsection.

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29 U.S.C. § 187

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Apr 6, 2026

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