29 U.S.C. § 414 — Right to copies of collective bargaining agreements

This section is one undivided provision. It gives two duties to the secretary — or whichever officer does that job — of each labor organization, or "union." First, on sending copies to affected people: If the union is a local labor organization, its secretary or equivalent officer must send a copy of any collective bargaining agreement the union made with an employer to any employee who requests a copy — but only if that employee's rights as an employee are directly affected by the agreement. If the union is not a local labor organization (for example, a larger union made up of local units), its officer must instead send a copy of the agreement to each constituent unit that has members directly affected by it. Second, on keeping copies on file: The officer must keep copies of every such agreement — whether the union made it or received it — at the union's principal office. These copies must be available for any union member, or any employee whose rights the agreement affects, to inspect. Finally, this section says that section 440 of this title — the general enforcement rules for this part of the law — applies to enforcing the rights this section creates.