29 U.S.C. § 176
Section 176 · National emergencies; appointment of board of inquiry by President; report; contents; filing with Service
This is § 206 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Act)
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 26 court decisions — leading case Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952)
Most recently applied in 371 F. Supp. 2d 1179 - California Ex Rel. Lockyer v. Safeway, Inc. (May 2005)
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Whenever in the opinion of the President of the United States, a threatened or actual strike or lockout affecting 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, will, if permitted to occur or to continue, imperil the national health or safety, he may appoint a board of inquiry to inquire into the issues involved in the dispute and to make a written report to him within such time as he shall prescribe. Such report shall include a statement of the facts with respect to the dispute, including each party's statement of its position but shall not contain any recommendations. The President shall file a copy of such report with the Service and shall make its contents available to the public.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Executive Order No. 11621
Ex. Ord. No. 11621, Oct. 4, 1971, 36 F.R. 19435, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 11622, Oct. 5, 1971, 36 F.R. 19491, which created a Board of Inquiry to inquire into issues involved in certain labor disputes, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12553, Feb. 25, 1986, 51 F.R. 7237.