Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73not60

§113 Definitions of Terms and Words Used in Chapter

Title 29 › Chapter 6— JURISDICTION OF COURTS IN MATTERS AFFECTING EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE › § 113

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines when a case counts as coming from a labor dispute. It applies when people tied to the same industry, trade, craft, occupation, employer, or employer/employee groups are in conflict. The conflict can be employer vs employee, employer vs employer, or employee vs employee. It also covers cases about competing interests related to those disputes. Person participating or interested: someone sued who works in or has an interest in the same industry or is a member, officer, or agent of a related employer or employee group. Labor dispute: a disagreement about job terms, working conditions, or who speaks for workers. Court of the United States: any federal court set up by Congress, including D.C. courts.

Full Legal Text

Title 29, §113

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When used in this chapter, and for the purposes of this chapter—

(a)A case shall be held to involve or to grow out of a labor dispute when the case involves persons who are engaged in the same industry, trade, craft, or occupation; or have direct or indirect interests therein; or who are employees of the same employer; or who are members of the same or an affiliated organization of employers or employees; whether such dispute is (1) between one or more employers or associations of employers and one or more employees or associations of employees; (2) between one or more employers or associations of employers and one or more employers or associations of employers; or (3) between one or more employees or associations of employees and one or more employees or associations of employees; or when the case involves any conflicting or competing interests in a “labor dispute” (as defined in this section) of “persons participating or interested” therein (as defined in this section).

(b)A person or association shall be held to be a person participating or interested in a labor dispute if relief is sought against him or it, and if he or it is engaged in the same industry, trade, craft, or occupation in which such dispute occurs, or has a direct or indirect interest therein, or is a member, officer, or agent of any association composed in whole or in part of employers or employees engaged in such industry, trade, craft, or occupation.

(c)The term “labor dispute” includes any controversy concerning terms or conditions of employment, or concerning the association or representation of persons in negotiating, fixing, maintaining, changing, or seeking to arrange terms or conditions of employment, regardless of whether or not the disputants stand in the proximate relation of employer and employee.

(d)The term “court of the United States” means any court of the United States whose jurisdiction has been or may be conferred or defined or limited by Act of Congress, including the courts of the District of Columbia.

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Citation

29 U.S.C. § 113

Title 29 — Labor

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60