§ 157. — Right of employees as to organization, collective bargaining, etc.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 29USC157]
TITLE 29--LABOR
CHAPTER 7--LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
SUBCHAPTER II--NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS
Sec. 157. Right of employees as to organization, collective
bargaining, etc.
Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join,
or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through
representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted
activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid
or protection, and shall also have the right to refrain from any or all
of such activities except to the extent that such right may be affected
by an agreement requiring membership in a labor organization as a
condition of employment as authorized in section 158(a)(3) of this
title.
(July 5, 1935, ch. 372, Sec. 7, 49 Stat. 452; June 23, 1947, ch. 120,
title I, Sec. 101, 61 Stat. 140.)
Amendments
1947--Act June 23, 1947, restated rights of employees to bargain
collectively and inserted provision that they have right to refrain from
joining in concerted activities with their fellow employees.
Effective Date of 1947 Amendment
For effective date of amendment by act June 23, 1947, see section
104 of act June 23, 1947, set out as a note under section 151 of this
title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 158, 158a, 175a, 433 of this
title; title 18 section 1951.
