Title 29, LaborRelease 119-110
§187 Unlawful Activities or Conduct; Right to Sue; Jurisdiction; Limitations; Damages
Title 29 › CHAPTER 7 — LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS › SUBCHAPTER IV — LIABILITIES OF AND RESTRICTIONS ON LABOR AND MANAGEMENT › § 187
Summary
Unions may not commit the unfair acts listed in section 158(b)(4) when the work affects commerce. Anyone whose business or property is harmed by such a violation may sue in federal court under section 185 or in another court with jurisdiction and recover damages and court costs regardless of the amount.
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Title 29, §187
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(a)It shall be unlawful, for the purpose of this section only, in an industry or activity affecting commerce, for any labor organization to engage in any activity or conduct defined as an unfair labor practice in section 158(b)(4) of this title.
(b)Whoever shall be injured in his business or property by reason or any violation of subsection (a) may sue therefor in any district court of the United States subject to the limitations and provisions of section 185 of this title without respect to the amount in controversy, or in any other court having jurisdiction of the parties, and shall recover the damages by him sustained and the cost of the suit.
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Amendments
1959—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86–257 struck out provisions which specified particular practices that were unlawful, and inserted reference to practices defined in section 158(b)(4) of this title, which section defines the unfair labor practices formerly enumerated in this subsection.
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29 U.S.C. § 187
Title 29, Labor
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110