Title 45 — Railroads
Chapter 20 — Northeast Rail Service
§ 1108. Concerted economic action
Statutory text
Strikes interfering with rail freight service of Conrail
Any person engaging in concerted economic action over disputes with Amtrak Commuter or any commuter authority shall not be entitled to engage in any strike against, or otherwise to induce any employee of, Conrail, where an effect thereof is to interfere with rail freight service provided by Conrail.
Strikes interfering with Amtrak Commuter’s rail passenger service
Any person engaging in concerted economic action over disputes arising out of freight operations provided by Conrail shall not be entitled to engage in any strike against, or otherwise to induce any employee of, Amtrak Commuter or any commuter authority, where an effect thereof is to interfere with rail passenger service.
Railway Labor Act deemed violated
Any concerted action in violation of this section shall be deemed to be a violation of the Railway Labor Act [45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.].
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981
Pub. L. 97–35 title XI § 1158 · 95 Stat. 357
Enacted · 45 U.S.C. § 1108
(Pub. L. 97–35, title XI, § 1158, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 682.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 97–35, title XI, § 1158, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 682.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 1158. concerted economic action (a) Any person engaging in concerted economic action over disputes with Amtrak Commuter or any commuter authority shall not be entitled to engage in any strike against, or otherwise to induce any employee of, Conrail, where an effect thereof is to interfere with rail freight service provided by Conrail. (b) Any person engaging in concerted economic action over disputes arising out of freight operations provided by Conrail shall not be entitled to engage in any strike against, or otherwise to induce any employee of, Amtrak Commuter or any commuter authority, where an effect thereof is to interfere with rail passenger service. (c) Any concerted action in violation of this section shall be deemed to be a violation of the Railway Labor Act.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Railway Labor Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is act May 20, 1926, ch. 347, 44 Stat. 577, which is classified principally to chapter 8 (§ 151 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 151 of this title and Tables.