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45 U.S.C. § 156 — Procedure in changing rates of pay, rules, and working conditions

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45 U.S.C. § 156 — Procedure in changing rates of pay, rules, and working conditions

Carriers and representatives of the employees shall give at least thirty days’ written notice of an intended change in agreements affecting rates of pay, rules, or working conditions, and the time and place for the beginning of 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 days provided in the notice. 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 Mediation Board 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 the controversy has been finally acted upon, as required by [section 155 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title45-section155&num=0&edition=prelim), by the Mediation Board, unless a period of ten days has elapsed after termination of conferences without request for or proffer of the services of the Mediation Board.

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45 U.S.C. § 155 — Functions of Mediation Board

First. Disputes within jurisdiction of Mediation Board

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11 U.S.C. § 1167 — Collective bargaining agreements

Notwithstanding [section 365 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title11-section365&num=0&edition=prelim), neither the court nor the trustee may change the wages or working conditions of employees of the debtor established by a collective bargaining agreement that is subject to the Railway Labor Act except in accordance with section 6 of such Act.

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45 U.S.C. § 1346 — Resolution of certain issues

**(a) Employee issues** Section 4024 completely and finally— (1) extinguishes all employee rights, and any obligation of the United States, under section 761(e) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title as in effect immediately before October 21, 1986; (2) resolves any and all claims against the Corporation or any other person arising under the Definitive Agreement referred to in section 4024(d)(1) or any other agreement containing similar terms and conditions; (3) resolves all claims to pay entitlements arising out of the pay increase deferrals by present and former employees of the Corporation under the Agreement of May 5, 1981, between Conrail and Certain Labor Organizations for Labor Contributions to Self-Sufficiency for Conrail; (4) resolves all issues raised by notices served by representatives of such employees under [section 156 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title45-section156&num=0&edition=prelim) proposing repayment of or compensation for such deferrals; and (5) resolves all claims against the Railway Labor Executives’ Association or the Corporation by any adviser, consultant, or other person who has provided services to such association in connection with any matter referred to in this subchapter. **(b) Corporation actions** The Corporation shall not be considered to be in breach, default, or violation of any agreement to which it is a party, notwithstanding any provision of such agreement, because of any provision of this subchapter or any action the Corporation is required to take under this subchapter. **(c) Right to sue withdrawn** The United States hereby withdraws any stated or implied consent for the United States, or any agent or officer of the United States, to be sued by any person for a

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45 U.S.C. § 726 — Debentures and series A preferred stock

**(a) General** The Association is authorized, in accordance with the provisions of this section, and such rules and regulations as it may prescribe, to invest from time to time in the securities of the Corporation by purchasing (1) up to $1,000,000,000 of debentures issued by the Corporation, and (2) after the acquisition of such debentures, up to $2,629,000,000 of the series A preferred stock of the Corporation. **(b) Purposes and procedure for investment** (1) The Association is authorized to purchase debentures and, thereafter, series A preferred stock of the Corporation at such times and in such amounts as may be required and requested by the Corporation in accordance with the terms and conditions governing such purchases (which shall be prescribed by the Association), to provide— (A) for the modernization, rehabilitation and maintenance of rail properties of the Corporation; (B) for the acquisition of equipment and other capital needs; (C) for the refinancing of indebtedness which was incurred by the Corporation under [section 721 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title45-section721&num=0&edition=prelim) or which was incurred under [section 725 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title45-section725&num=0&edition=prelim) and assumed by the Corporation; or (D) working capital as contemplated by the final system plan. (2) Purchases of up to $1,000,000,000 of debentures and, thereafter, of up to $2,300,000,000 of series A preferred stock shall be made by the Association as required and requested by the Corporation, unless the Finance Committee makes an affirmative finding that— (A) the Corporation has failed in any material respect to comply with any covenants or undert

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45 U.S.C. § 741 — Formation and structure

**(a) Establishment** There shall be established within 300 days after January 2, 1974, in accordance with the provisions of this section, a corporation to be known as the Consolidated Rail Corporation or such other corporate name as may be duly adopted by the Corporation. **(b) Status** The Corporation shall be a for-profit corporation established under the laws of a State and shall not be an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government. The Corporation shall be deemed a rail carrier subject to part A of subtitle IV of title 49, shall be subject to the provisions of this Act and, to the extent not inconsistent with such Act and subtitle IV of title 49, shall be subject to applicable State law. The principal office of the Corporation or of its principal railroad operating subsidiary shall be located in Philadelphia in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. **(c) Incorporators** (1) The members of the executive committee of the Association shall be the incorporators of the Corporation and shall take whatever steps are necessary to establish the Corporation, including the filing of articles of incorporation. (2) Notwithstanding any provision of State law, after February 5, 1976, the members of the executive committee of the Association (including duly authorized representatives of members who are authorized by this chapter to be represented) and the chief executive officer and chief operating officer of the Corporation shall adopt the bylaws of the Corporation and serve as the Board of Directors of the Corporation until all members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation have been selected in accordance with subsection (d) of this section. The chief executive officer shall serve as chairman of such Board until a chairman thereof is selected pursuant to subsecti

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45 U.S.C. § 797g — New collective-bargaining agreements

**(a) Agreement** Not later than 60 days after the effective date of any conveyance pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the representatives of the various classes or crafts of employees of a railroad in reorganization involved in a conveyance and representatives of the Corporation shall commence negotiation of a new single collective bargaining agreement for each class and craft of employees covering the rate of pay, rules, and working conditions of employees who are the employees of the Corporation. Such collective bargaining agreement shall include appropriate provisions concerning rates of pay, rules, and working conditions, but shall not, before April 1, 1984, include any provisions for job stabilization which may exceed or conflict with those established herein. Negotiations with respect to such single collective bargaining agreement, and any successor thereto, shall be conducted systemwide. **(b) Procedure** (1) Any procedure for finally determining the components of the first single collective bargaining agreement for any class or craft, agreed upon before August 13, 1981, shall be completed no later than 45 days after August 13, 1981. Such agreed upon procedure shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of sections 157 and 158 of this title. The National Mediation Board shall appoint any person as provided for by such agreements. (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the parties to enter into a new single collective bargaining agreement if the agreement between the parties in effect immediately prior to August 13, 1981, complied with section 774(d) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title as in effect immediately prior to such date. **(c) Railway Labor Act notices** Employees of the Corporation may not serve notices un

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49 U.S.C. § 24312 — Labor standards

**(a) Prevailing Wages and Health and Safety Standards.—** Amtrak shall ensure that laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors in construction work financed under an agreement made under [section 24308(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section24308/a&num=0&edition=prelim) will be paid wages not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor under sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40. Amtrak may make such an agreement only after being assured that required labor standards will be maintained on the construction work. Health and safety standards prescribed by the Secretary under [section 3704 of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section3704&num=0&edition=prelim) apply to all construction work performed under such an agreement, except for construction work performed by a rail carrier. **(b) Wage Rates.—** Wage rates in a collective bargaining agreement negotiated under the Railway Labor Act ([45 U.S.C. 151](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title45-section151&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) are deemed to comply with sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40. **(c) Availability of Station Agents.—** (1) **In general.—** — Except as provided in paragraph (2), beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Expansion and Rail Safety Act of 2021, Amtrak shall ensure that at least 1 Amtrak ticket agent is employed at each station building— (A) that Amtrak owns, or operates service through, as part of a long-distance or Northeast Corridor passenger service route; (B) where at least 1 Amtrak ticket agent was employ

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49 U.S.C. § 24706 — Discontinuance

**(a) Notice of Discontinuance.—** (1) Except as provided in subsection (c), not later than 180 days before discontinuing service over a route, Amtrak shall give notice of the discontinuance in the way Amtrak decides will give a State, a regional or local authority, or another person the opportunity to agree to share or assume the cost of any part of the train, route, or service to be discontinued. (2) Notice of the discontinuance under paragraph (1) shall be posted in all stations served by the train to be discontinued at least 14 days before the discontinuance. **(b) Discontinuance or Substantial Alteration of Long-distance Routes.—** Except as provided in subsection (c), in an emergency, or during maintenance or construction outages impacting Amtrak routes, Amtrak may not discontinue, reduce the frequency of, suspend, or substantially alter the route of rail service on any segment of any long-distance route in any fiscal year in which Amtrak receives adequate Federal funding for such route on the National Network. **(c) Discontinuance for Lack of Appropriations.—** (1) Amtrak may discontinue service under subsection (a)(1) during— (A) the first month of a fiscal year if the authorization of appropriations and the appropriations for Amtrak are not enacted at least 90 days before the beginning of the fiscal year; and (B) the 30 days following enactment of an appropriation for Amtrak or a rescission of an appropriation. (2) Amtrak shall notify each affected State or regional or local transportation authority of a discontinuance under this subsection as soon as possible after Amtrak decides to discontinue the service. **(d) Congressional Notification of Discontinuance.—** Except as provided in subsection (c), not later than 210 days before discontinuing serv

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45 U.S.C. § 156 — Procedure in changing rates of pay, rules,

Page 20 TITLE 45—RAILROADS § 156 member of the original Board is unable or un- willing to serve on such reconvened Board or subcommittee thereof, another arbitrator shall be named in the same manner and with the same powers and duties as such original arbitrator. (e) Within sixty days after June 21, 1934, every carrier shall file with the Mediation Board a copy of each contract with its employees in ef- fect on the 1st day of April 1934, covering rates of pay, rules, and working conditions. If no con- tract with any craft or class of its employees has been entered into, the carrier shall file with the Mediation Board a statement of that fact, including also a statement of the rates of pay, rules, and working conditions applicable in deal- ing with such craft or class. When any new con- tract is executed or change is made in an exist- ing contract with any class or craft of its em- ployees covering rates of pay, rules, or working conditions, or in those rates of pay, rules, and working conditions of employees not covered by contract, the carrier shall file the same with the Mediation Board within thirty days after such new contract or change in existing contract has been executed or rates of pay, rules, and work- ing conditions have been made effective. (f) The Mediation Board shall be the custodian of all papers and documents heretofore filed with or transferred to the Board of Mediation bearing upon the settlement, adjustment, or de- termination of disputes between carriers and their employees or upon mediation or arbitra- tion proceedings held under or pursuant to the provisions of any Act of Congress in respect thereto; and the President is authorized to des- ignate a custodian of the records and property of the Board of Mediation until the t

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