PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

After January 1, 1983, Conrail no longer must provide crews for intercity passenger trains on the Northeast Corridor. Amtrak, Amtrak Commuter, Conrail, and employees with seniority in both freight and passenger service must start talks within 120 days after August 13, 1981, so those employees can move between services once every six months. If they cannot agree in 360 days, the dispute goes to binding arbitration. Conrail employees who lose their jobs because Amtrak takes over or stops intercity passenger service must get the employee protection benefits in section 797. That benefit is the only protection available to those affected employees.

Title 45, §1113

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(a)Responsibility of Conrail to provide crews terminated; negotiations for employee transfers

After January 1, 1983, Conrail shall be relieved of the responsibility to provide crews for intercity passenger service on the Northeast Corridor. Amtrak, Amtrak Commuter, and Conrail, and the employees with seniority in both freight and passenger service shall commence negotiations not later than 120 days after August 13, 1981, for the right of such employees to move from one service to the other once each six-month period. Such agreement shall ensure that Conrail, Amtrak, and Amtrak Commuter have the right to furlough one employee in the same class or craft for each employee who returns through the exercise of seniority rights. If agreement is not reached within 360 days, such matter shall be submitted to binding arbitration.

(b)Eligibility of employees for employee protection benefits

Conrail employees who are deprived of employment by an assumption or discontinuance of intercity passenger service by Amtrak shall be eligible for employee protection benefits under section 797 of this title, notwithstanding any other provision of law, agreement, or arrangement, and notwithstanding the inability of such employees otherwise to meet the eligibility requirements of such section. Such protection shall be the exclusive protection applicable to Conrail employees deprived of employment or adversely affected by any such assumption or discontinuance.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 797 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by Pub. L. 99–509, title IV, § 4024(c), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1904, effective on the sale date (Apr. 2, 1987). Codification “August 13, 1981”, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “the date of the enactment”, which was editorially translated as the date of the enactment of this section, as the probable intent of Congress.

Amendments

1983—Pub. L. 97–468, § 505(a), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Conrail Employees Eligible for Employee Protection Benefits Under Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 137, Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1915, provided that: “Conrail employees who are deprived of employment by assumption or discontinuance of intercity passenger service by Amtrak shall hereafter be eligible for employee protection benefits under section 701 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 797), notwithstanding any other provision of law, agreement, or arrangement, and notwithstanding the inability of such employees otherwise to meet the eligibility requirements of such section. Such protection shall be the exclusive protection applicable to Conrail employees deprived of employment or adversely affected by any such assumption or discontinuance.”

§1113 Intercity Passenger Service