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29 U.S.C. § 187Unlawful activities or conduct; right to sue; jurisdiction; limitations; damages

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This law makes certain union actions illegal — specifically the unfair labor practices listed in another section. Anyone hurt in their business or property by that illegal conduct can sue in federal or other courts. They can recover their actual damages plus court costs.

(a) It's illegal — but only for the purposes of this section — for a union, in an industry affecting commerce, to engage in the kind of unfair labor practice described in section 158(b)(4) of this title (which covers certain illegal secondary boycotts and similar pressure tactics). (b) Anyone whose business or property is injured because of a violation of (a) can sue. They can sue in a federal district court, following the same rules and limits set out in section 185 of this title, without any minimum dollar amount required — or they can sue in any other court that has power over the parties. If they win, they can recover the damages they actually suffered, plus the cost of bringing the lawsuit.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a)

It shall be unlawful, for the purpose of this section only, in an industry or activity affecting commerce, for any labor organization to engage in any activity or conduct defined as an unfair labor practice in section 158(b)(4) of this title.

(b)

Whoever shall be injured in his business or property by reason or 1 any violation of subsection (a) may sue therefor in any district court of the United States subject to the limitations and provisions of section 185 of this title without respect to the amount in controversy, or in any other court having jurisdiction of the parties, and shall recover the damages by him sustained and the cost of the suit.

Source credit: (June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title III, § 303, 61 Stat. 158; Pub. L. 86–257, title VII, § 704(e), Sept. 14, 1959, 73 Stat. 545.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1947Enacted · Act of June 23, 1947, ch. 120 · 61 Stat. 158
  • 1959Amended · Pub. L. 86-257 · 73 Stat. 545

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 120 on 1947-06-23.

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