Code of Federal Regulations Title 29. Labor § 29.451.5 “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:

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