29 U.S.C. § 178 — Injunctions during national emergency
submitted 79 years ago by ch. 120 to r/title-29-LABOR · 205 words · no verdicts yet
This law lets the President ask a court to stop a strike or lockout. The court can act if the strike hurts national trade and threatens public health or safety. Higher courts can review the court's order.
Upon receiving a report from a board of inquiry the President may direct the Attorney General to petition any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the parties to enjoin such strike* or lock-out or the continuing thereof, and if the court finds that such threatened or actual strike or lock-out—
affects an entire industry or a substantial part thereof engaged in trade, commerce, transportation, transmission, or communication among the several States or with foreign nations, or engaged in the production of goods for commerce; and
if permitted to occur or to continue, will imperil the national health or safety, it shall have jurisdiction to enjoin any such strike or lockout, or the continuing thereof, and to make such other orders as may be appropriate.
In any case, the provisions of chapter 6 of this title shall not be applicable.
The order or orders of the court shall be subject to review by the appropriate United States court of appeals and by the Supreme Court upon writ of certiorari or certification as provided in section 1254 of title 28.
Source credit: (June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title II, § 208, 61 Stat. 155; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 32(a), 62 Stat. 991; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 127, 63 Stat. 107.)
- 1947Enacted · Act of June 23, 1947, ch. 120 · 61 Stat. 155
- 1948Amended · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 991
- 1949Amended · Act of May 24, 1949, ch. 139 · 63 Stat. 107
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 120 on 1947-06-23.
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