To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.
Sponsored By: Representative Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
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Summary
Makes tentative rail labor agreements binding for specified railroads and their unions as if those terms had been reached under the Railway Labor Act. It covers the most recent tentative agreements, side letters, and local carrier agreements tied to the unresolved disputes subject to Presidential Emergency Board No. 250.
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- Rail employees named in the covered disputes are legally bound by those tentative agreements even if the agreements were not ratified.
- The named rail carriers represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee are also bound to the same terms and must treat them as agreements under the Railway Labor Act.
- The resolution is framed to protect uninterrupted essential transportation services and the national interest while still letting the parties sign written agreements to implement or change the terms by mutual consent.
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Rail workers' tentative deals become binding
Upon enactment, the law makes the latest tentative rail labor agreements binding for the railroads and unions involved in the 2022 Presidential Emergency Board No. 250 disputes. It covers tentative agreements, side letters, and local carrier deals not ratified by that date, even if they failed a vote. These terms now have the same legal force as if agreed under the Railway Labor Act. The parties can still, by mutual written agreement, implement these terms or agree to different terms.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
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