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H.J.Res. 222 · 102nd Congress · enacted

To provide for a settlement of the railroad labor-management disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.

Became Public Law No: 102-29.

Latest official action 1991-04-18 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Provides for settlement of certain railroad labor-management disputes. Sets forth conditions which shall apply during the resolution of such disputes, including a return to work under the conditions in effect prior to April 17, 1991 (when the workers went on strike). Directs the President to appoint a three-member Special Board promptly. Allows any party to such disputes to request, within five days after such appointment, the Special Board to clarify or interpret any ambiguities in the recommendations of Presidential Emergency Board No. 219 (PEB). Requires the Special Board to issue a report addressing such requests within 15 days after its appointment. Allows any party to such disputes, within ten days after issuance of such report, to request the Special Board to modify any specific recommendation of the PEB. (Limits Special Board consideration to issues on which the PEB made a specific recommendation.) Accords a presumption of validity to the PEB recommendations, and requires the party requesting the modification to show that the recommendation is demonstrably inequitable or was based on a material error or misunderstanding. Requires the Special Board, within 30 days after the ten-day modification request period, to complete its review and issue a final determination on all such requests. Makes such determination, after a ten-day period following its issuance, binding on t…

Congressional Research Service · 1991-04-17

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