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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 171. Declaration of purpose and policy
It is the policy of the United States that -
(a) sound and stable industrial peace and the advancement of
the general welfare, health, and safety of the Nation and of the
best interests of employers and employees can most satisfactorily
be secured by the settlement of issues between employers and
employees through the processes of conference and collective
bargaining between employers and the representatives of their
employees;
(b) the settlement of issues between employers and employees
through collective bargaining may be advanced by making available
full and adequate governmental facilities for conciliation,
mediation, and voluntary arbitration to aid and encourage
employers and the representatives of their employees to reach and
maintain agreements concerning rates of pay, hours, and working
conditions, and to make all reasonable efforts to settle their
differences by mutual agreement reached through conferences and
collective bargaining or by such methods as may be provided for
in any applicable agreement for the settlement of disputes; and
(c) certain controversies which arise between parties to
collective-bargaining agreements may be avoided or minimized by
making available full and adequate governmental facilities for
furnishing assistance to employers and the representatives of
their employees in formulating for inclusion within such
agreements provision for adequate notice of any proposed changes
in the terms of such agreements, for the final adjustment of
grievances or questions regarding the application or
interpretation of such agreements, and other provisions designed
to prevent the subsequent arising of such controversies.
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