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Title 45, RailroadsRelease 119-110

§797e Assignment of Work

Title 45 › CHAPTER 16 — REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION › SUBCHAPTER VII — PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES › § 797e

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Corporation can move work from rail properties it got under this chapter from a railroad in reorganization to any place in its system if the job group does not have a union contract with a similar process. It must not remove work from union contracts or harm existing job rights, and must first agree with employee representatives so workers can follow their work. This power applies only while benefits are paid under this part with funds made available under section 797l of this title.

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Title 45, §797e

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(a)General
With respect to any craft or class of employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement that provides for a process substantially equivalent to that provided for in this section, the Corporation shall have the right to assign, allocate, reassign, reallocate, and consolidate work formerly performed on the rail properties acquired pursuant to the provisions of this chapter from a railroad in reorganization to any location, facility, or position on its system if it does not remove such work from coverage of a collective bargaining agreement and does not infringe upon the existing classification of work rights of any craft or class of employees at the location or facility to which such work is assigned, allocated, reassigned, reallocated, or consolidated. Prior to the exercise of authority under this subsection, the Corporation shall negotiate an agreement with the representatives of the employees involved permitting such employees the right to follow their work.
(b)Expiration
The authority granted by this section shall apply only for as long as benefits are provided under this subchapter with funds made available under section 797l of this title.

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section 797l of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by Pub. L. 99–509, title IV, § 4033(a)(2), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1908, and a new section 797l of this title was subsequently added by Pub. L. 104–88, § 327(5).

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45 U.S.C. § 797e

Title 45, Railroads

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110