Title 29, LaborRelease 119-102
§414 Right to Copies of Collective Bargaining Agreements
Title 29 › CHAPTER 11 — LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE PROCEDURE › SUBCHAPTER II — BILL OF RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS › § 414
Summary
Union officers must give copies of any labor contract to people whose jobs are directly affected. If the union is local, it must send a copy to any affected employee who asks. If the union is national or larger, it must send a copy to each affiliated unit with members affected. The officer must keep copies at the union’s main office for members or affected employees to read. Enforcement is handled under the law’s normal enforcement rules.
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Title 29, §414
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It shall be the duty of the secretary or corresponding principal officer of each labor organization, in the case of a local labor organization, to forward a copy of each collective bargaining agreement made by such labor organization with any employer to any employee who requests such a copy and whose rights as such employee are directly affected by such agreement, and in the case of a labor organization other than a local labor organization, to forward a copy of any such agreement to each constituent unit which has members directly affected by such agreement; and such officer shall maintain at the principal office of the labor organization of which he is an officer copies of any such agreement made or received by such labor organization, which copies shall be available for inspection by any member or by any employee whose rights are affected by such agreement. The provisions of section 440 of this title shall be applicable in the enforcement of this section.
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29 U.S.C. § 414
Title 29, Labor
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102