Labor - 29 USC Section 113

01/19/04

Sec. 113. Definitions of terms and words used in chapter

When used in this chapter, and for the purposes of this chapter -

(a) A case shall be held to involve or to grow out of a labor
dispute when the case involves persons who are engaged in the same
industry, trade, craft, or occupation; or have direct or indirect
interests therein; or who are employees of the same employer; or
who are members of the same or an affiliated organization of
employers or employees; whether such dispute is (1) between one or
more employers or associations of employers and one or more
employees or associations of employees; (2) between one or more
employers or associations of employers and one or more employers or
associations of employers; or (3) between one or more employees or
associations of employees and one or more employees or associations
of employees; or when the case involves any conflicting or
competing interests in a "labor dispute" (as defined in this
section) of "persons participating or interested" therein (as
defined in this section).
(b) A person or association shall be held to be a person
participating or interested in a labor dispute if relief is sought
against him or it, and if he or it is engaged in the same industry,
trade, craft, or occupation in which such dispute occurs, or has a
direct or indirect interest therein, or is a member, officer, or
agent of any association composed in whole or in part of employers
or employees engaged in such industry, trade, craft, or occupation.
(c) The term "labor dispute" includes any controversy concerning
terms or conditions of employment, or concerning the association or
representation of persons in negotiating, fixing, maintaining,
changing, or seeking to arrange terms or conditions of employment,
regardless of whether or not the disputants stand in the proximate
relation of employer and employee.
(d) The term "court of the United States" means any court of the
United States whose jurisdiction has been or may be conferred or
defined or limited by Act of Congress, including the courts of the
District of Columbia.

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