[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR401.9]

[Page 140]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 401_MEANING OF TERMS USED IN THIS SUBCHAPTER--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 401.9  Labor organization.

    Labor organization means a labor organization engaged in an industry 
affecting commerce and includes any organization of any kind, any 
agency, or employee representation committee, group, association, or 
plan so engaged 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, or other terms 
or conditions of employment, and any conference, general committee, 
joint or system board, or joint council so engaged which is subordinate 
to a national or international labor organization, other than a State or 
local central body.