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§ 181. Compilation of collective bargaining agreements, etc.; use of data

(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.

(June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title II, §211, 61 Stat. 156.)

§ 182. Exemption of Railway Labor Act from subchapter

The provisions of this subchapter shall not be

applicable with respect to any matter which is

subject to the provisions of the Railway Labor

Act [45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.], as amended from time

to time.

(June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title II, §212, 61 Stat. 156.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Railway Labor Act, as amended, referred to in

text, is act May 20, 1926, ch. 347, 44 Stat. 577, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 8 (§151 et

seq.) of Title 45, Railroads. For complete classification

of this Act to the Code, see section 151 of Title 45 and

Tables.

§ 183. Conciliation of labor disputes in the health

care industry

(a) Establishment of Boards of Inquiry; membership

If, in the opinion of the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, a

threatened or actual strike or lockout affecting

a health care institution will, if permitted to

occur or to continue, substantially interrupt the

delivery of health care in the locality concerned,

the Director may further assist in the resolution

of the impasse by establishing within 30 days

after the notice to the Federal Mediation and

Conciliation Service under clause (A) of the last

sentence of section 158(d) of this title (which is

required by clause (3) of such section 158(d) of

this title), or within 10 days after the notice

under clause (B), an impartial Board of Inquiry

to investigate the issues involved in the dispute

and to make a written report thereon to the parties within fifteen (15) days after the establishment of such a Board. The written report shall

contain the findings of fact together with the

Board’s recommendations for settling the dispute, with the objective of achieving a prompt,

peaceful and just settlement of the dispute.

Each such Board shall be composed of such number of individuals as the Director may deem desirable. No member appointed under this section

shall have any interest or involvement in the

health care institutions or the employee organizations involved in the dispute.

(b) Compensation of members of Boards of Inquiry

(1) Members of any board established under

this section who are otherwise employed by the

Federal Government shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel,

subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in carrying out its duties under

this section.

(2) Members of any board established under

this section who are not subject to paragraph (1)

shall receive compensation at a rate prescribed

by the Director but not to exceed the daily rate

prescribed for GS–18 of the General Schedule

under section 5332 of title 5, including travel for

each day they are engaged in the performance of

their duties under this section and shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence,

and other necessary expenses incurred by them

in carrying out their duties under this section.

(c) Maintenance of status quo

After the establishment of a board under subsection (a) of this section and for 15 days after

any such board has issued its report, no change

in the status quo in effect prior to the expiration of the contract in the case of negotiations

for a contract renewal, or in effect prior to the

time of the impasse in the case of an initial beginning negotiation, except by agreement, shall

be made by the parties to the controversy.

(d) Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated such

sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

(June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title II, §213, as added

Pub. L. 93–360, §2, July 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 396.)

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective on thirtieth day after July 26, 1974,

see section 4 of Pub. L. 93–360, set out as a note under

section 169 of this title.

REFERENCES IN OTHER LAWS TO GS–16, 17, OR 18 PAY

RATES

References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17,

or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General

Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable

under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, §101(c)(1)]

of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376

of Title 5.

SUBCHAPTER IV—LIABILITIES OF AND RESTRICTIONS ON LABOR AND MANAGEMENT

§ 185. Suits by and against labor organizations

(a) Venue, amount, and citizenship

Suits for violation of contracts between an

employer and a labor organization representing

employees in an industry affecting commerce as

defined in this chapter, or between any such

labor organizations, may be brought in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the parties, without respect to the