### Question
Can you define what maritime labor agreement means?


### Answer
**Maritime labor agreement** is defined as the following in *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 801*:

> any collective bargaining agreement between an employer subject to this chapter, or group of such employers and a labor organization representing employees in the maritime or stevedoring industry, or any agreement preparatory to such a collective bargaining agreement among members of a multiemployer bargaining group, or any agreement specifically implementing provisions of such a collective bargaining agreement or providing for the formation, financing, or administration of a multiemployer bargaining group

#### Citation:
  - *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 801*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 23-SHIPPING ACT**

