Title 29, LaborRelease 119-102
§168 Validation of Certificates and Other Board Actions
Title 29 › CHAPTER 7 — LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS › SUBCHAPTER II — NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS › § 168
Summary
NLRB petitions, investigations, elections, and certificates under 159 are valid even if the CIO did not meet 159(f)–(h) before December 22, 1949, or the AFL did not meet them before November 7, 1947. No one is liable for not honoring these before October 22, 1951. Final judgments under 160(e) or (f) stay in effect.
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Title 29, §168
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No petition entertained, no investigation made, no election held, and no certification issued by the National Labor Relations Board, under any of the provisions of section 159 of this title, shall be invalid by reason of the failure of the Congress of Industrial Organizations to have complied with the requirements of section 159(f), (g), or (h) of this title prior to December 22, 1949, or by reason of the failure of the American Federation of Labor to have complied with the provisions of section 159(f), (g), or (h) of this title prior to November 7, 1947: Provided, That no liability shall be imposed under any provision of this chapter upon any person for failure to honor any election or certificate referred to above, prior to October 22, 1951: Provided, however, That this proviso shall not have the effect of setting aside or in any way affecting judgments or decrees heretofore entered under section 160(e) or (f) of this title and which have become final.
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section 159(f), (g), or (h) of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 86–257, title II, § 201(d), 73 Stat. 525. See section 431 of this title.
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29 U.S.C. § 168
Title 29, Labor
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102