Title 29, LaborRelease 119-102

§181 Compilation of Collective Bargaining Agreements, Etc.; Use of Data

Title 29 › CHAPTER 7 — LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS › SUBCHAPTER III — CONCILIATION OF LABOR DISPUTES; NATIONAL EMERGENCIES › § 181

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Bureau of Labor Statistics must keep a file of copies of collective bargaining agreements and other agreements or actions that settle labor disputes. Employers, employees, their representatives, and the public may inspect the file under rules set by the Secretary of Labor, but anything submitted in confidence will not be shared. The Bureau may also give available data and factual information to the Service, employers, employees, or their representatives to help settle labor disputes, except it cannot disclose information submitted in confidence.

Full Legal Text

Title 29, §181

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(a)For the guidance and information of interested representatives of employers, employees, and the general public, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor shall maintain a file of copies of all available collective bargaining agreements and other available agreements and actions thereunder settling or adjusting labor disputes. Such file shall be open to inspection under appropriate conditions prescribed by the Secretary of Labor, except that no specific information submitted in confidence shall be disclosed.
(b)The Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Department of labor is authorized to furnish upon request of the Service, or employers, employees, or their representatives, all available data and factual information which may aid in the settlement of any labor dispute, except that no specific information submitted in confidence shall be disclosed.

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Citation

29 U.S.C. § 181

Title 29, Labor

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102