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 70 72d CONGRES S. SESS. I. CH. 90. MARCH 23,1932 . [CH APT ER 90 .] AN ACT March 23, 1932. in .it. 5315 .1 To amend the Judicial Code and to define and limit the jurisdiction of courts (Public, No . 65 .1 sitting in equity, and for other purposes . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Injunctions in labor United States of America in Congress assembled, That no court of disputes . Jurisdiction of courts the United States, as herein defined, shall have jurisdiction to issue to issue . any restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction in a case involving or growing out or a. labor dispute, except in a strict con- formit with the provisions of this Act ; nor shall any such restrain- ing order or temporary or permanent injunction be issued contrary to the public policy declared in this Act . Decimation of thee SEC. 2 . In the interpretation of this Act and in determining the lie Dnited states. jurisdiction and authority of the courts of the United States, as such juris dictio n and author ity a re her ein de fined and li mited, the public policy of the United States is hereby declared as follows : Whereas under prevailing economic conditions, developed with the aid of governmental authority for owners of property to organize in the corporate and other forms of ownership association, the individual unorganized worker is commonly helpless to exercise actual liberty of contract and to protect his freedom of labor, and thereby to obtain acceptable terms and conditions of employment, wherefore, though he should be free to decline to associate with his fellows, it is neces- sary that h e have full freed om of associ ation, self- organ izatio n, and designation of representatives of his own choosing, to negotiate the terms and conditions of his employment, and that he shall be free from the interference, restraint, or coercion of employers of labor, or their agents, in the designation of such representatives or in self- organization or in other concerted activities for the purpose of collec- tive bargaining or other mutual aid or protection ; therefore, the following definitions of, and limitations upon, the jurisdiction and authority of the courts of the United States are hereby enacted. Promise, etc., eo n- SEc. 3. Any undertaking or promise, such as is described in this trary thereto not en- fo rceI ., in sec tion, or any o ther und ertak ing or pr omis e in conf lict with the public policy declared in section 2 of this Act, is hereby declared to be contrary to the public policy of the United States, shall not be enforceable in any court of the United States and shall not afford any basis for the granting of legal or equitable relief,by any such court, including specifically the following : Nature of unenforce- Every undertaking or promise hereafter made, whether written able promises, etc . or oral, express or implied, constituting or contained in any contract or agreement of hiring or employment between any individual, firm, company, association, or corporation, and any employee or prospec- tive employee of the same, whereby Agreemenof labor or inhibit- ing joining (a) Either party to such contract or agre ement undertakes or em ploye r or gani ze- promises not to join, become, or remain a member of any labor organ- tions n ization or of any employer organization ; or agreemen ts to w it h- dr aw me mber ship in (b) Either party to such contract or agreement undertakes or labor, etc ., organiza- p ro m is e s t h at he wi ll withdraw from an employment relation in the tions during employ- ment. event that he joins, becomes, or remains a member of any labor Lab or di spute s, organization or of any employer organization. Acts of disputants EC. 4 . No court of the United States shall have 'jurisdiction to not c onstitutin g issue any restraining order or temporary or permanent inj unction in gro ~unds for issu e of Wnnction, etc ., in. any case involving or growing out of any labor dispute to prohibit any person or pe rsons parti cipati ng or intere sted i n suc h disp ute (a s these terms are herein defined) from doing, whether singly or in Refusal to continue concert, any of the following acts employment relation. (a) Ceasing or refusing to perform any work or to remain in any relation of employment ;