Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

29 U.S.C. § 157

Right of employees as to organization, collective bargaining, etc.

section 158(a)(3) of this titleEmployees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, and shall also have the right to refrain from any or all of such activities except to the extent that such right may be affected by an agreement requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment as authorized in .

July 5, 1935, ch. 372, § 749 Stat. 452June 23, 1947, ch. 12061 Stat. 140(, ; , title I, § 101, .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1947—Act , restated rights of employees to bargain collectively and inserted provision that they have right to refrain from joining in concerted activities with their fellow employees.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1947 Amendment

section 151 of this titleFor effective date of amendment by act , see section 104 of act , set out as a note under .