Title 29—labor

§§ 49m, 49n

TITLE 29—LABOR

for ‘‘Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act’’.
1998—Subsec. (a)(2)(A)(i). Pub. L. 105–332, § 5(b)(1)(A),
substituted ‘‘under the provisions of this section for
any purpose other than the statistical purposes for
which’’ for ‘‘under the provisions of this section for any
purpose other than the statistical purposes for which’’.
Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 403(a)(1)(A)],
struck out ‘‘of this section’’ after ‘‘statistical purposes’’.
Subsec. (e)(2)(G). Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(f) [title VIII,
§ 403(a)(1)(B)], and Pub. L. 105–332, § 5(b)(1)(B), amended
subpar.
(G)
identically,
substituting
‘‘complementarity’’ for ‘‘complementary’’.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENTS
Pub. L. 105–332, § 5(b)(2), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3127,
provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by paragraph (1)
[amending this section] take effect July 2, 1999.’’
Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 403(a)(2)],
Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–416, provided that:
‘‘The amendments made by paragraph (1) [amending
this section] take effect on July 2, 1999.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective July 1, 1999, see section 311 of Pub.
L. 105–220, set out as an Effective Date of 1998 Amendment note under section 49a of this title.

§§ 49m, 49n. Omitted
CODIFICATION
Section 49m, Pub. L. 88–136, title I, Oct. 11, 1963, 77
Stat. 225, relating to payments to States for administrative expenses for their unemployment compensation
law and their public employment offices, was from the
Department of Labor Appropriation Act, 1964, and was
not repeated in the Department of Labor Appropriation
Act of 1965. Similar provisions were contained in the
following prior appropriation acts:
Aug. 14, 1962, Pub. L. 87–582, title I, 76 Stat. 363.
Sept. 22, 1961, Pub. L. 87–290, title I, 75 Stat. 591.
Sept. 2, 1960, Pub. L. 86–703, title I, 74 Stat. 757.
Aug. 14, 1959, Pub. L. 86–158, title I, 73 Stat. 341.
Aug. 1, 1958, Pub. L. 85–580, title I, 72 Stat. 458.
June 29, 1957, Pub. L. 85–67, title I, 71 Stat. 212.
June 29, 1956, ch. 477, title I, 70 Stat. 424.
June 29, 1956, ch. 437, title I, 69 Stat. 398.
July 2, 1954, ch. 457, title I, 68 Stat. 435.
July 31, 1953, ch. 296, title I, 67 Stat. 246.
July 5, 1952, ch. 575, title I, 66 Stat. 369.
Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 373, title I, 65 Stat. 210.
Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, ch. V, title I, 64 Stat. 643.
June 29, 1949, ch. 275, title II, 63 Stat. 284.
June 16, 1948, ch. 472, title I, 62 Stat. 445.
Section 49n, Pub. L. 88–136, title I, Oct. 11, 1963, 77
Stat. 226, relating to personnel standards, was from the
Department of Labor Appropriation Act, 1964, and was
not repeated in the Department of Labor Appropriation
Act of 1965. Similar provisions were contained in the
following prior appropriations acts:
Aug. 14, 1962, Pub. L. 87–582, title I, 76 Stat. 363.
Sept. 22, 1961, Pub. L. 87–290, title I, 75 Stat. 591.
Sept. 2, 1960, Pub. L. 86–703, title I, 74 Stat. 757.
Aug. 14, 1959, Pub. L. 86–158, title I, 73 Stat. 341.
Aug. 1, 1958, Pub. L. 85–580, title I, 72 Stat. 458.
June 29, 1957, Pub. L. 85–67, title I, 71 Stat. 212.
June 29, 1956, ch. 477, title I, 70 Stat. 425.
Aug. 1, 1955, ch. 437, title I, 69 Stat. 398.
July 2, 1954, ch. 457, title I, 68 Stat. 435.
July 31, 1953, ch. 296, title I, 67 Stat. 246.
July 5, 1952, ch. 575, title I, 66 Stat. 359.
Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 273, title I, 65 Stat. 210.
Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, ch. V, title I, 64 Stat. 644.
June 29, 1949, ch. 275, title II, 63 Stat. 284.
June 16, 1948, ch. 472, title I, 62 Stat. 445.
July 8, 1947, ch. 210, title I, 61 Stat. 263.
July 26, 1946, ch. 672, title I, 60 Stat. 685.

CHAPTER 4C—APPRENTICE LABOR
Sec.

50.

Promotion of labor standards of apprenticeship.

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Sec.

50a.
50b.

Publication of information; national advisory
committees.
Appointment of employees.

§ 50. Promotion of labor standards of apprenticeship
The Secretary of Labor is authorized and directed to formulate and promote the furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard
the welfare of apprentices, to extend the application of such standards by encouraging the inclusion thereof in contracts of apprenticeship,
to bring together employers and labor for the
formulation of programs of apprenticeship, to
cooperate with State agencies engaged in the
formulation and promotion of standards of apprenticeship, and to cooperate with the Secretary of Education in accordance with section
17 of title 20. For the purposes of this chapter
the term ‘‘State’’ shall include the District of
Columbia.
(Aug. 16, 1937, ch. 663, § 1, 50 Stat. 664; 1939 Reorg.
Plan No. I, §§ 201, 204, 206, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R.
2728, 53 Stat. 1424, 1425; July 12, 1943, ch. 221, title
VII, 57 Stat. 518; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8,
eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; Pub.
L. 93–198, title II, § 204(h), Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat.
784; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(1), Oct. 17,
1979, 93 Stat. 677.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 17 of title 20, referred to in text, was repealed
by Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 643.
CODIFICATION
Words ‘‘with the National Youth Administration’’
were omitted from text in view of abolition of National
Youth Administration by act July 12, 1943.
AMENDMENTS
1973—Pub. L. 93–198 inserted provision that ‘‘State’’
includes the District of Columbia.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 93–198 effective July 1, 1974,
see section 771(b) of Pub. L. 93–198, set out in part as a
note under section 49b of this title.
SHORT TITLE
The act of Aug. 16, 1937, ch. 663, 50 Stat. 664, which enacted this chapter, is popularly known as the ‘‘National
Apprenticeship Act’’.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
‘‘Secretary of Education’’ substituted in text for ‘‘Office of Education under the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare’’, pursuant to section 301(a)(1) of
Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3441(a)(1) of
Title 20, Education, and which transferred all functions
of Office of Education to Secretary of Education.
Functions of Federal Security Administrator transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
and all agencies of Federal Security Agency transferred
to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by
section 5 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Federal Security Agency and office of Administrator abolished by section 8 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of
1953.
Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, consolidated National
Youth Administration and Office of Education, with
other agencies, into Federal Security Agency under supervision and direction of Federal Security Administrator.

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§ 50a. Publication of information; national advisory committees
The Secretary of Labor may publish information relating to existing and proposed labor
standards of apprenticeship, and may appoint
national advisory committees to serve without
compensation. Such committees shall include
representatives of employers, representatives of
labor, educators, and officers of other executive
departments, with the consent of the head of
any such department.
(Aug. 16, 1937, ch. 663, § 2, 50 Stat. 665.)
§ 50b. Appointment of employees
The Secretary of Labor is authorized to appoint such employees as he may from time to
time find necessary for the administration of
this chapter, with regard to existing laws applicable to the appointment and compensation of
employees of the United States.
(Aug. 16, 1937, ch. 663, § 3, 50 Stat. 665; July 12,
1943, ch. 221, title VII, 57 Stat. 518.)
CODIFICATION
Proviso authorizing employment of certain persons in
the division of apprentice training of National Youth
Administration, was omitted in view of abolition of
that agency by act July 12, 1943.
Provision formerly in this section relieved National
Youth Administration, after August 16, 1937, of responsibility for promotion of labor standards of apprenticeship, and directed transfer of records and papers to Department of Labor.

CHAPTER 5—LABOR DISPUTES; MEDIATION
AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
Sec.

51.
52.
53.

§ 53

TITLE 29—LABOR

Repealed.
Statutory restriction of injunctive relief.
‘‘Person’’ or ‘‘persons’’ defined.

§ 51. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966,
80 Stat. 642
Section, act Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 8, 37 Stat. 738, related to mediation in labor disputes and the appointment of commissioners of conciliation. See section 172
of this title.

vising, or persuading others by peaceful means
so to do; or from attending at any place where
any such person or persons may lawfully be, for
the purpose of peacefully obtaining or communicating information, or from peacefully persuading any person to work or to abstain from
working; or from ceasing to patronize or to employ any party to such dispute, or from recommending, advising, or persuading others by
peaceful and lawful means so to do; or from paying or giving to, or withholding from, any person engaged in such dispute, any strike benefits
or other moneys or things of value; or from
peaceably assembling in a lawful manner, and
for lawful purposes; or from doing any act or
thing which might lawfully be done in the absence of such dispute by any party thereto; nor
shall any of the acts specified in this paragraph
be considered or held to be violations of any law
of the United States.
(Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, § 20, 38 Stat. 738.)
§ 53. ‘‘Person’’ or ‘‘persons’’ defined
The word ‘‘person’’ or ‘‘persons’’ wherever
used in section 52 of this title shall be deemed to
include corporations and associations existing
under or authorized by the laws of either the
United States, the laws of any of the Territories,
the laws of any State, or the laws of any foreign
country.
(Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, § 1, 38 Stat. 730.)
CODIFICATION
Section is based on the 3d par. of section 1(a) of the
Clayton Act (Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, as amended by section 305(b) of Pub. L. 94–435, Sept. 30, 1976). Section 1 of
the Clayton Act is classified in its entirety to section
12 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

CHAPTER 6—JURISDICTION OF COURTS IN
MATTERS AFFECTING EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE
Sec.

101.
102.
103.

§ 52. Statutory restriction of injunctive relief

104.

No restraining order or injunction shall be
granted by any court of the United States, or a
judge or the judges thereof, in any case between
an employer and employees, or between employers and employees, or between employees, or between persons employed and persons seeking
employment, involving, or growing out of, a dispute concerning terms or conditions of employment, unless necessary to prevent irreparable
injury to property, or to a property right, of the
party making the application, for which injury
there is no adequate remedy at law, and such
property or property right must be described
with particularity in the application, which
must be in writing and sworn to by the applicant or by his agent or attorney.
And no such restraining order or injunction
shall prohibit any person or persons, whether
singly or in concert, from terminating any relation of employment, or from ceasing to perform
any work or labor, or from recommending, ad-

105.
106.

107.

108.

109.

110.
111, 112.
113.

Issuance of restraining orders and injunctions; limitation; public policy.
Public policy in labor matters declared.
Nonenforceability of undertakings in conflict
with public policy; ‘‘yellow dog’’ contracts.
Enumeration of specific acts not subject to
restraining orders or injunctions.
Doing in concert of certain acts as constituting unlawful combination or conspiracy
subjecting person to injunctive remedies.
Responsibility of officers and members of associations or their organizations for unlawful acts of individual officers, members, and
agents.
Issuance of injunctions in labor disputes;
hearing; findings of court; notice to affected
persons; temporary restraining order; undertakings.
Noncompliance with obligations involved in
labor disputes or failure to settle by negotiation or arbitration as preventing injunctive relief.
Granting of restraining order or injunction as
dependent on previous findings of fact; limitation on prohibitions included in restraining orders and injunctions.
Review by court of appeals of issuance or denial of temporary injunctions; record.
Repealed.
Definitions of terms and words used in chapter.