[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: 29CFR451.5]

[Page 168-169]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 451_LABOR ORGANIZATIONS AS DEFINED IN THE LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING 
AND DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1959--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 451.5  ``State or local central body.''

    (a) The definition of ``labor organization'' in section 3(i) and the 
examples of labor organizations deemed to be engaged in an industry 
affecting commerce in section 3(j)(5) both except from the term ``labor 
organization'' a ``State or local central body.'' As used in these two 
sections, the phrase State or local central body means an organization 
that:
    (1) Is chartered by a federation of national or international 
unions; and
    (2) Admits to membership local unions and subordinate bodies of 
national or international unions that are affiliated with the chartering 
federation within the State or local central body's territory and any 
local unions or subordinate bodies directly affiliated with the 
federation in such territory; and
    (3) Exists primarily to carry on educational, legislative and 
coordinating activities.
    (b) The term does not include organizations of local unions or 
subordinate bodies (1) of a single national or international union; or 
(2) of a particular

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department of a federation or similar association of national or 
international unions.

[29 FR 8060, June 25, 1964]