Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73not60
§174 Co-equal Obligations of Employees, Their Representatives, and Management to Minimize Labor Disputes
Title 29 › Chapter 7— LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS › Subchapter III— CONCILIATION OF LABOR DISPUTES; NATIONAL EMERGENCIES › § 174
Summary
Employers, workers, and their representatives in industries affecting commerce must act to prevent interruptions to commerce from labor disputes. They must try to make and keep agreements on pay, hours, and working conditions with proper notice, promptly meet to settle contract disputes when asked, and join Service-led meetings if needed.
Full Legal Text
Title 29, §174
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(a)11 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted. In order to prevent or minimize interruptions of the free flow of commerce growing out of labor disputes, employers and employees and their representatives, in any industry affecting commerce, shall—
(1)exert every reasonable effort to make and maintain agreements concerning rates of pay, hours, and working conditions, including provision for adequate notice of any proposed change in the terms of such agreements;
(2)whenever a dispute arises over the terms or application of a collective-bargaining agreement and a conference is requested by a party or prospective party thereto, arrange promptly for such a conference to be held and endeavor in such conference to settle such dispute expeditiously; and
(3)in case such dispute is not settled by conference, participate fully and promptly in such meetings as may be undertaken by the Service under this chapter for the purpose of aiding in a settlement of the dispute.
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Citation
29 U.S.C. § 174
Title 29 — Labor
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60