Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60
§4104 Employee Rights
Title 22 › Chapter 52— FOREIGN SERVICE › Subchapter X— LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS › § 4104
Summary
Employees have the right to form, join, help, or choose not to join a labor organization without fear of punishment or retaliation. They are protected when using that right. Unless this subchapter says otherwise, that right also lets employees speak for a union to the Secretary and other officials (including Congress) and to bargain about job conditions through representatives chosen by the employees under this subchapter.
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Title 22, §4104
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(a)Every employee has the right to form, join, or assist any labor organization, or to refrain from any such activity, freely and without fear of penalty or reprisal. Each employee shall be protected in the exercise of such right.
(b)Except as otherwise provided under this subchapter, such right includes the right—
(1)to act for a labor organization in the capacity of a representative and, in that capacity, to present the views of the labor organization to the Secretary and other officials of the Government, including the Congress, or other appropriate authorities; and
(2)to engage in collective bargaining with respect to conditions of employment through representatives chosen by employees under this subchapter.
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22 U.S.C. § 4104
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60