45 U.S.C. § 1108 — Concerted economic action
submitted 45 years ago by Pub. L. 97-35 to r/title-45-RAILROADS · 149 words · no verdicts yet
This section bars certain concerted economic actions from interfering with Conrail freight service or Amtrak Commuter passenger service. Conduct violating the section is treated as violating the Railway Labor Act.
(a) Strikes interfering with Conrail rail freight service. A person engaging in concerted economic action over a dispute with Amtrak Commuter or a commuter authority may not strike against Conrail or otherwise induce a Conrail employee to strike when the effect would interfere with Conrail rail freight service.
(b) Strikes interfering with Amtrak Commuter rail passenger service. A person engaging in concerted economic action over a dispute arising from freight operations provided by Conrail may not strike against Amtrak Commuter or a commuter authority, or otherwise induce one of its employees to strike, when the effect would interfere with rail passenger service.
(c) Railway Labor Act deemed violated. Concerted action that violates this section is treated as a violation of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.).
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.
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.
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.].
Source credit: (Pub. L. 97–35, title XI, § 1158, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 682.)
- 1981Enacted · Pub. L. 97-35 · 95 Stat. 682
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 97-35 on 1981-08-13.
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