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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 120-JUNE 23,1947 Reconvening of board of inquiry. Secret ballot of em- ployees. Discharge of injunc- tion. Report to Congress. 44 Stat. 577. 45U.S.C.f151- 13, 181 -188 . adjust and settle their differences, with the assistance of the Service created by this Act. Neither party shall be under any duty to accept, in whole or in part, any proposal of settlement made by the Service. (b) Upon the issuance of such order, the President shall reconvene the board of inquiry which has previously reported with respect to the dispute. At the end of a sixty-day period (unless the dispute has been settled by that time), the board of inquiry shall report to the President the current position of the parties and the efforts which have been made for settlement, and shall include a statement by each party of its position and a statement of the employer's last offer of settlement. The President shall make such report available to the public. The National Labor Relations Board, within the succeeding fifteen days, shall take a secret ballot of the employees of each employer involved in the dispute on the question of whether they wish to accept the final offer of settlement made by their employer as stated by him and shall certify the results thereof to the Attorney General within five days thereafter. SEC. 210. Upon the certification of the results of such ballot or upon a settlement being reached, whichever happens sooner, the Attorney General shall move the court to discharge the injunction, which motion shall then be granted and the injunction discharged. When such motion is granted, the President shall submit to the Congress a full and comprehensive report of the proceedings, including the findings of the board of inquiry and the ballot taken by the National Labor Relations Board, together with such recommendations as he may see fit to make for consideration and appropriate action. COMPILATION OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS, ETC. SEC. 211. (a) For the guidance and information of interested repre- sentatives of employers, employees, and the general public, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor shall maintain a file of copies of all available collective bargaining agreements and other available agreements and actions thereunder settling or adjusting labor disputes. Such file shall be open to inspection under appropriate con- ditions prescribed by the Secretary of Labor, except that no specific information submitted in confidence shall be disclosed. (b) The Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Department of Labor is authorized to furnish upon request of the Service, or employers, employees, or their representatives, all available data and factual information which may aid in the settlement of any labor dispute, except that no specific information submitted in confidence shall be disclosed. EXEMPTION OF RAILWAY LABOR ACT SEC. 212. The provisions of this title shall not be applicable with respect to any matter which is subject to the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended from time to time. TITLE m SUITS BY AND AGAINST LABOR ORGANIZATIONS olation of on- SEC. 301. (a) Suits for violation of contracts between an employer and a labor organization representing employees in an industry affect- ing commerce as defined in this Act, or between any such labor organi- zations, may be brought in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the parties, without respect to the amount in controversy or without regard to the citizenship of the parties. Actsof agent. (b) Any labor organization which represents employees in an industry affecting commerce as defined in this Act and any employer [61 STAT.

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