Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73not60

§175 National Labor-management Panel; Creation and Composition; Appointment, Tenure, and Compensation; Duties

Title 29 › Chapter 7— LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS › Subchapter III— CONCILIATION OF LABOR DISPUTES; NATIONAL EMERGENCIES › § 175

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a 12-member National Labor-Management Panel appointed by the President, with six from management and six from labor. Members serve three-year terms; those filling vacancies serve the remainder. First appointees are staggered: four terms end after 1 year, four after 2, and four after 3. Members get $25 per day and reimbursement for actual travel and subsistence. When the Director asks, the panel must advise on avoiding industrial disputes and on mediation and voluntary adjustment affecting the nation's general welfare.

Full Legal Text

Title 29, §175

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(a)There is created a National Labor-Management Panel which shall be composed of twelve members appointed by the President, six of whom shall be selected from among persons outstanding in the field of management and six of whom shall be selected from among persons outstanding in the field of labor. Each member shall hold office for a term of three years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term, and the terms of office of the members first taking office shall expire, as designated by the President at the time of appointment, four at the end of the first year, four at the end of the second year, and four at the end of the third year after the date of appointment. Members of the panel, when serving on business of the panel, shall be paid compensation at the rate of $25 per day, and shall also be entitled to receive an allowance for actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses while so serving away from their places of residence.

(b)It shall be the duty of the panel, at the request of the Director, to advise in the avoidance of industrial controversies and the manner in which mediation and voluntary adjustment shall be administered, particularly with reference to controversies affecting the general welfare of the country.

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Citation

29 U.S.C. § 175

Title 29 — Labor

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60