29 CFR 452.12 : Labor (§ 0.735-1 To Parts 4908-4999) — (§ 100.101 To Parts 472-499) — Regulations Relating To Labor (§ 100.101 To Parts 472-499) — Office Of Labor-Management Standards, Department Of Labor (Part 400 To Parts 472-499) — Labor-Management Standards (Part 400 To § 453.26) — General Statement Concerning The Election Provisions Of The Labor-Management Reporting And Disclosure Act Of 1959 (§ 452.1 To § 452.138) — Coverage Of Election Provisions (§ 452.11 To § 452.22) — Organizations comprised of government employees.

An organization composed entirely of government employees (other than employees of the United States Postal Service) is not subject to the election provisions of the Act. Section 3(e) of the Act, defining the term “employer,” specifically excludes the United States Government, its wholly owned corporations, and the States and their political subdivisions from the scope of that term, and section 3(f) defines an “employee” as an individual employed by an “employer.” Since a “labor organization” is defined in section 3(i) as one in which “employees” participate and which exists in whole or in part for the purpose of “dealing with employers,” an organization composed entirely of government employees would not be a “labor organization”