§ 103. — Nonenforceability of undertakings in conflict with public policy; "yellow dog" contracts.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 29USC103]
TITLE 29--LABOR
CHAPTER 6--JURISDICTION OF COURTS IN MATTERS AFFECTING EMPLOYER AND
EMPLOYEE
Sec. 103. Nonenforceability of undertakings in conflict with
public policy; ``yellow dog'' contracts
Any undertaking or promise, such as is described in this section, or
any other undertaking or promise in conflict with the public policy
declared in section 102 of this title, is declared to be contrary to the
public policy of the United States, shall not be enforceable in any
court of the United States and shall not afford any basis for the
granting of legal or equitable relief by any such court, including
specifically the following:
Every undertaking or promise hereafter made, whether written or
oral, express or implied, constituting or contained in any contract or
agreement of hiring or employment between any individual, firm, company,
association, or corporation, and any employee or prospective employee of
the same, whereby
(a) Either party to such contract or agreement undertakes or
promises not to join, become, or remain a member of any labor
organization or of any employer organization; or
(b) Either party to such contract or agreement undertakes or
promises that he will withdraw from an employment relation in the event
that he joins, becomes, or remains a member of any labor organization or
of any employer organization.
(Mar. 23, 1932, ch. 90, Sec. 3, 47 Stat. 70.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 104 of this title.
