# 29 U.S.C. § 401: Congressional declaration of findings, purposes, and policy

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t29_s401

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 U.S.C. § 401
- **Heading:** Congressional declaration of findings, purposes, and policy
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 29—LABOR > CHAPTER 11—LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE PROCEDURE > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

## Text

The Congress finds that, in the public interest, it continues to be the responsibility of the Federal Government to protect employees’ rights to organize, choose their own representatives, bargain collectively, and otherwise engage in concerted activities for their mutual aid or protection; that the relations between employers and labor organizations and the millions of workers they represent have a substantial impact on the commerce of the Nation; and that in order to accomplish the objective of a free flow of commerce it is essential that labor organizations, employers, and their officials adhere to the highest standards of responsibility and ethical conduct in administering the affairs of their organizations, particularly as they affect labor-management relations.

( Pub. L. 86–257, § 2 , Sept. 14, 1959 , 73 Stat. 519 .)

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