Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§21107 Maximum Duty Hours and Subjects of Collective Bargaining
Title 49 › SUBTITLE V — RAIL PROGRAMS › PART A — SAFETY › CHAPTER 211 — HOURS OF SERVICE › § 21107
Summary
Sets the most hours a railroad worker can be on duty so those hours are safe. Shorter hours or limits on time on duty can be worked out in negotiations between the railroad company and its employees.
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Title 49, §21107
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The number of hours established by this chapter that an employee may be required or allowed to be on duty is the maximum number of hours consistent with safety. Shorter hours of service and time on duty of an employee are proper subjects for collective bargaining between a railroad carrier and its employees.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2110745:63a(d) (related to 45:64).Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2939, 34 Stat. 1415, § 3A(d) (related to § 4); added July 8, 1976, Pub. L. 94–348, § 4(d), 90 Stat. 819; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, § 16(4), 102 Stat. 635. 45:64.Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2939, § 4, 34 Stat. 1417; restated Dec. 26, 1969, Pub. L. 91–169, § 1, 83 Stat. 464; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, § 16(5), 102 Stat. 635.
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49 U.S.C. § 21107
Title 49, Transportation
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102