29 U.S.C. § 523: Retention of rights under…

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Keeps other laws and rights in place. Except where it says otherwise, this chapter does not cut back on the duties of labor unions, their officers, agents, shop stewards, or any trust a union is involved with under other federal or state laws. It also does not take away any rights or legal remedies that union members have under those laws. Nothing in this chapter or in section 186(a)–(c) overrides or weakens the Railway Labor Act or the rights, benefits, or protections it gives to carriers, employees, unions, or others. It also does not give employers new defenses or change anyone’s rights under the National Labor Relations Act.

Title 29, §523

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(a)Except as explicitly provided to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall reduce or limit the responsibilities of any labor organization or any officer, agent, shop steward, or other representative of a labor organization, or of any trust in which a labor organization is interested, under any other Federal law or under the laws of any State, and, except as explicitly provided to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall take away any right or bar any remedy to which members of a labor organization are entitled under such other Federal law or law of any State.

(b)Nothing contained in this chapter and section 186(a)–(c) of this title shall be construed to supersede or impair or otherwise affect the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended [45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.], or any of the obligations, rights, benefits, privileges, or immunities of any carrier, employee, organization, representative, or person subject thereto; nor shall anything contained in this chapter be construed to confer any rights, privileges, immunities, or defenses upon employers, or to impair or otherwise affect the rights of any person under the National Labor Relations Act, as amended [29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.].

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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 86–257, Sept. 14, 1959, 73 Stat. 519, known as the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, which enacted this chapter, amended section 153, 158, 159, 160, 164, 186, and 187 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 153, 158, and 481 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 401 of this title and Tables. The phrase “this chapter and section 186(a)–(c) of this title”, referred to in subsec. (b), was in original “titles I, II, III, IV, V, or VI of this Act”. The phrase “this chapter” later appearing in subsec. (b), was in original “said titles (except section 505) of this Act”. Original text reference, in both instances, includes those sections of the Act which are classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of such titles to the Code, see Tables. The Railway Labor Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act

May 20, 1926, ch. 347, 44 Stat. 577, which is classified principally to chapter 8 (§ 151 et seq.) of Title 45, Railroads. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 151 of Title 45 and Tables. The National Labor Relations Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act

July 5, 1935, ch. 372, 49 Stat. 452, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 151 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 167 of this title and Tables.

§523 Retention of Rights Under Other Federal and State Laws