29 U.S.C. § 181
Section 181 · Compilation of collective bargaining agreements, etc.; use of data
This is § 211 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Act)
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local Unions Nos. 128 & 633 v. Lion Dry Goods, Inc. (1962)
Most recently applied in Shop 'N Save Warehouse Foods, Inc. v. United Food & Commercial Workers, Local No. 88 (October 1994)
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(a) For the guidance and information of interested representatives of employers, employees, and the general public, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor shall maintain a file of copies of all available collective bargaining agreements and other available agreements and actions thereunder settling or adjusting labor disputes. Such file shall be open to inspection under appropriate conditions prescribed by the Secretary of Labor, except that no specific information submitted in confidence shall be disclosed.
(b) The Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Department of labor is authorized to furnish upon request of the Service, or employers, employees, or their representatives, all available data and factual information which may aid in the settlement of any labor dispute, except that no specific information submitted in confidence shall be disclosed.