29 U.S.C. § 523 | Retention of rights under other Federal and State laws

(a)

Except as explicitly provided to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall reduce or limit the responsibilities of any labor organization or any officer, agent, shop steward, or other representative of a labor organization, or of any trust in which a labor organization is interested, under any other Federal law or under the laws of any State, and, except as explicitly provided to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall take away any right or bar any remedy to which members of a labor organization are entitled under such other Federal law or law of any State.

(b)

45 U.S.C. 151 29 U.S.C. 151 Nothing contained in this chapter and section 186(a)–(c) of this title shall be construed to supersede or impair or otherwise affect the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended [ et seq.], or any of the obligations, rights, benefits, privileges, or immunities of any carrier, employee, organization, representative, or person subject thereto; nor shall anything contained in this chapter be construed to confer any rights, privileges, immunities, or defenses upon employers, or to impair or otherwise affect the rights of any person under the National Labor Relations Act, as amended [ et seq.].

Pub. L. 86–257, title VI, § 603Sept. 14, 195973 Stat. 540(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 86–257Sept. 14, 195973 Stat. 519 section 401 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, which enacted this chapter, amended sections 153, 158, 159, 160, 164, 186, and 187 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 153, 158, and 481 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

The phrase “this chapter and section 186(a)–(c) of this title”, referred to in subsec. (b), was in original “titles I, II, III, IV, V, or VI of this Act”. The phrase “this chapter” later appearing in subsec. (b), was in original “said titles (except section 505) of this Act”. Original text reference, in both instances, includes those sections of the Act which are classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of such titles to the Code, see Tables.

act May 20, 1926, ch. 347 44 Stat. 577 section 151 of Title 45The Railway Labor Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is , , which is classified principally to chapter 8 (§ 151 et seq.) of Title 45, Railroads. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.

act July 5, 1935, ch. 372 49 Stat. 452 section 167 of this titleThe National Labor Relations Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is , , which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 151 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.