---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 452.44"
title: "29"
number: "452.44"
heading: "Dual unionism."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/452.44"
---

# §452.44. Dual unionism.


While the Act does not prohibit a person from maintaining membership or holding office in more than one labor organization, it would be considered reasonable for a union to bar from candidacy for office persons who hold membership in a rival labor organization.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 401, 402, 73 Stat. 532, 534 (29 U.S.C. 481, 482); Secretary's Order No. 03-2012, 77 FR 69376, November 16, 2012.

### Source

Source: 38 FR 18324, July 9, 1973, unless otherwise noted.