[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1403.1]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                        AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
 
PART 1403_FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1403.1  Definitions.




Sec.
1403.1 Definitions.
1403.2 Policies of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
1403.3 Obtaining data on labor-management disputes.
1403.4 Assignment of mediators.
1403.5 Relations with State and local mediation agencies.

    Authority: Sec. 202, 61 Stat. 153, sec. 3, 80 Stat. 250, sec. 203, 
61 Stat. 153; 29 U.S.C. 172, 5 U.S.C. 552, 29 U.S.C. 173.

    Source: 32 FR 9813, July 6, 1967, unless otherwise noted.


    As used in this part, unless the context clearly indicates 
otherwise;
    (a) The term commerce means trade, traffic, commerce, 
transportation, or communication among the several States, or between 
the District of Columbia or any Territory of the United States and any 
State or other Territory, or between any foreign country and any State, 
Territory, or the District of Columbia, or within the District of 
Columbia, or any Territory, or between points in the same State but 
through any other State or any Territory or the District of Columbia or 
any foreign country.
    (b) The term affecting commerce means in commerce, or burdening or 
obstructing commerce or the free flow of commerce, or having led or 
tending to lead to a labor-management dispute burdening or obstructing 
commerce or the free flow of commerce.
    (c) The term labor union or labor organization means any 
organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation 
committee or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for 
the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning 
grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or 
conditions of work.
    (d) The term State or other conciliation services means the official 
and accredited mediation and conciliation establishments of State and 
local governments, which are wholly or partially supported by public 
funds.

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    (e) The term proffer its services, as applied to the functions and 
duties of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, means to make 
mediation services and facilities available either on its own motion or 
upon the request of one or more of the parties to a dispute.