§ 156. Procedure in changing rates of pay, rules, and working conditions

Legislative history

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1. 1926

   Railway Labor Act

   Pub. L. 69–347 § 6 · 44 Stat. 577

   Enacted · 45 U.S.C. § 156

   May 20, 1926, ch. 347, § 6, 44 Stat. 582

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   May 20, 1926, ch. 347, § 6, 44 Stat. 582

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 6. procedure in changing rates of pay, rules, and working conditions Notice of intended, to be given in writing. Carriers and the representatives of the employees shall give at least thirty days’ written notice of an intended change affecting rates of pay, rules, or working conditions, and the time and place for conference between the representatives of the parties interested in such intended changes shall be agreed upon within ten days after the receipt of said notice, and said time shall be within the thirty If from more than one class. days provided in the notice. Should changes be requested from more than one class or associated classes at approximately the same time, this date for the conference shall be understood to apply only to the first conference for each class; it being the intent that subsequent conferences in respect to each request shall be held in the order of its receipt and shall follow each other with reasonable No alteration in rates etc., by carriers until final action, etc., by Board. promptness. In every case where such notice of intended change has been given, or conferences are being held with reference thereto, or the services of the Board of Mediation have been requested by either party, or said board has proffered its services, rates of pay, rules, or working conditions shall not be altered by the carrier until Ante, p. 580. Exception. the controversy has been finally acted upon, as required by section 5 of this Act, by the Board of Mediation, unless a period of ten days has elapsed after termination of conferences without request for or proffer of the services of the Board of Mediation.

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