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 SIXTY·SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C1-1. 91. 1920. 471 Adjustment Board has so failed or is not using due diligence in its ¤=·¤¤·¤¤·¤¤¤ ·<¤· eonsideration thereof. In case the appropriate Ad`ustment Board mggs ·;·;c=¤¤wg{ch¤§;*· is not organized under the provisions 0 section 302, the Labor Board, inte¤iip¢" eemmerhé (1) upon the application of the chief executive of any carrier or $§‘§§2§,‘},,}’g,,,'f"‘ organization of employees or subordinate officials whose members are directly interested m the dispute, (2) upon a written petition signed by not less than 100 unorganized employees or subordinate officials directly interested in the dispute, or (3) upon the Labor Board’s own motion if it is of the opinion that the dispute is likely substantially to interrupt commerce, shall receive for hearing, and as soon as practicable and with due diligence decide, any dispute involving grievances, rules, or working conditions which is not ecided as provided in section 301 and which such Adjustment Board would be required to receive for hearing and decision under the provisions of section 303. _ (b) The Labor Board, (1) upon the spaplication of the chief ex- Boispgtweggcwgaaz ecutive of any carrier or organization o employees or subordmate n.dt$.§Q°`§`,°t,,,ff,’.,..;,.-. officials whose members are directly interested in the dispute, (2) °“°°’· upon a written petition siihgned bzirnot less than 100 unorganized employees or subordmate o cials ectly interested in the_d1spute, or (3) upon_ the Labor Board’s own motion if it is of the opmion that the dis ute is likely substantially to mterru t commerce, shall receive forlhearing, and as soon as practicable and with due diligence decide, all dis utes with respect to the wages or salaries of employees or subordiinate officials of carriers, not decided as provided in section 301. The Labor Board ma upon_its own motion within ten days cigégmjgqg {ug; after the decision, in accordyance with the provisions of section 301, mime by mutual umof any dispute with respect to wages or salaries of employees or sub- ‘°'°°°°“° ordinate officials of carriers, suspend the 0 ration o such decision if the Labor Board is of the opinion that the decision involves Such an increase in wages or salaries as will be likely to necessitate a substantial readjustment of the rates of any carrier. The Labor Board Fm" d°°*"°”· shall hear any decision so sus nded and as soon as practicable and with due diligence decide to afgiim or modify such suspended decision. (e) A decision biy the Labor Board under the provisions of para- c,g?•};°f‘”°¤°° ’” "°‘ graphs (a) or (b) o this section shaH require the concurrence therein _ of at least 5 of the 9 members of the Labor Board: Provided, That in §;°{’g'$;ws_ case of any decision under paragraph (b), at least one of the represent- i Rxgremgd 1>¤b1i¤- atives of the public shall concur in such decision. All decisions of ty I"' the Labor Board shall be entered upon the records of the board and copies thereof, together with such statement of facts bearing thereon as the board may deem proper, shall be immediately communicated to the parties to the dispute, the Bresident, each Adjustment Board, and the Commission, an shall be given further publicity in such manner as the Labor Board ms? determme. (d) All the decisions o the Labor Board in res§ct to wages or ,,,_;?L,‘§°$§‘,gi$i§fL_b° salaries and of the Labor Board or an Adjustment card in respect to working conditions of employees or subordinate officials of carriers shall establish rates of wages and Salaries and standards of working conditions which in the opinion of the board are just and reasonable. In determin' the justness and reasonableness of such waggs and nimma re: dearsalaries or wucigking conditions the board shall, so far as app cable, ¤¤¤¤**¤¤°'· take into consideration among other relevant circumstances: (1) The scales of wages paid for similar kinds of work in other industries; (2) The relation between wages and the cost of living; (3) The hazards of the employment; (4) The training and skill required; (5) The degree of res nsibility; (6) The character ango regularity of the employment; and (7) Inequalities of increases in wages or of treatment, the result of previous wage orders or adjustments.