Title 29, LaborRelease 119-110
§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
Require employers, workers, and their representatives in industries that affect commerce to try to prevent or reduce work stoppages. They must make and keep agreements about pay, hours, and working conditions and give proper notice before changing those terms. If a dispute over a union contract arises, they must quickly hold a requested meeting and take part in any Service meetings under this law to help settle it.
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Title 29, §174
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(a)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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29 U.S.C. § 174
Title 29, Labor
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110