§ 171. — Declaration of purpose and policy.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 29USC171]
TITLE 29--LABOR
CHAPTER 7--LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
SUBCHAPTER III--CONCILIATION OF LABOR DISPUTES; NATIONAL EMERGENCIES
Sec. 171. Declaration of purpose and policy
It is the policy of the United States that--
(a) sound and stable industrial peace and the advancement of the
general welfare, health, and safety of the Nation and of the best
interests of employers and employees can most satisfactorily be
secured by the settlement of issues between employers and employees
through the processes of conference and collective bargaining
between employers and the representatives of their employees;
(b) the settlement of issues between employers and employees
through collective bargaining may be advanced by making available
full and adequate governmental facilities for conciliation,
mediation, and voluntary arbitration to aid and encourage employers
and the representatives of their employees to reach and maintain
agreements concerning rates of pay, hours, and working conditions,
and to make all reasonable efforts to settle their differences by
mutual agreement reached through conferences and collective
bargaining or by such methods as may be provided for in any
applicable agreement for the settlement of disputes; and
(c) certain controversies which arise between parties to
collective-bargaining agreements may be avoided or minimized by
making available full and adequate governmental facilities for
furnishing assistance to employers and the representatives of their
employees in formulating for inclusion within such agreements
provision for adequate notice of any proposed changes in the terms
of such agreements, for the final adjustment of grievances or
questions regarding the application or interpretation of such
agreements, and other provisions designed to prevent the subsequent
arising of such controversies.
(June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title II, Sec. 201, 61 Stat. 152.)
Executive Order No. 11482
Ex. Ord. No. 11482, Sept. 22, 1969, 34 F.R. 14723, which related to
the Construction Industry Collective Bargaining Commission, was revoked
by Ex. Ord. No. 12110, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1069, set out as a note
under section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix
to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Executive Order No. 11849
Ex. Ord. No. 11849, Apr. 1, 1975, 40 F.R. 14887, which related to
the Collective Bargaining Committee in Construction, was revoked by Ex.
Ord. No. 12110, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1069, set out as a note under
section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
