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 73d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 691 . JU NE 21, 1934 . 1187 2 to forbid any limitation upon freedom of association among Freedom of as soc ia- t ion of employees to employees or any denial, as a condition of employment or otherwise, join labor organiz ation. of the right of employees to join a labor organization ; to pro- C omple te i ndep end- e nce (3) of self organiza- vide for the complete independence of carriers and of employees tion. in the matter of self-organization to carry out the purposes of this Act ; (4) to provi de for the pr ompt and orde rly settlement of all pu Settlement of dis. disp utes con cern ing rate s of pay, ru les, or work ing cond itio ns ; (5) to provide for the prompt a nd orderly se ttlement of al l disputes growing out of grievances or out of the interpretation or application of agreements covering rates of pay, rules, or working conditions. " GENERAL DUTIES General duties. " First. It shall be the duty of all carriers, their officers, agents ents A greem ents by Car- Y 7 7 7 riers and employees and employees to exert every reasonable effort to make and maintain concerning pay, work- agreements concerning rates of pay, rules, and working conditions, ing conditions, etc. and to settle all disputes, whether arising out of the application of such agreements or otherwise, in order to avoid any interruption to commerce or to the operation of any carrier growing out of any dispute between the carrier and the employees thereof. " Second . All disputes between a carrier or carriers and its or Con ferences to s peed- fly consider, etc ., dis- their employees shall be considered, and, if possible, decided, with putes . all expedition, in conference between representatives designated and authorized so to confer, respectively, by the carrier or carriers and by the employees thereof interested in the dispute . "Third. Representatives, for the purposes of this Act, shall be Representatives. designated by the respective parties without interference, influence, Designation of. or c oerc ion by e ithe r pa rty over the des igna tion of repr esen tati ves by the other ; and neither party shall i n any way int erfere with, influen ce, or coerce the ot her in its cho ice of repres entativ es. Rep- resentatives of employees for the purposes of this Act need not be persons in the employ of the carrier, and no carrier shall, by inter- ference, influence, or coercion seek in any manner to prevent the designation by its employees as their representatives of those who or which are not employees of the carrier. " Fourth . Employees shall have the right to organize and bargain Rig hts of emplo yees . collectively t hrough repres entatives of their own choo sing . The majority of an y craft or cl ass of employ ees shall have the right to determine who shall be the representative of the craft or class for the purposes of this Act . No carrier, its officers or agents, shall riernun ferenc r by car- deny or in any way question the right of its employees to join, organize, or assist in organizing the labor organization of their choice, and it shall be unlawful for any carrier to interfere in any way with the organization of its employees, or to use the funds of the carrier in maintaining or assisting or contributing to any labor organization, labor representative, or other agency of collective bar- gaining, or in performing any work therefor, or to influence or coerce employees in an effort to induce them to join or remain or not to join or remain members of any labor organization, or to deduct from the wages of employees any dues, fees, assessments, or ot her co ntribut ions pa yable to labo r organ izatio ns, or to coll ect or to assist in the collection of any such dues, fees, assessments, or other contributions : Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed Proviso. Management-em- to prohibit a carrier from permitting an employee, individually, or ployee conferences. local representatives of employees from conferring with management during working hours without loss of time, or to prohibit a carrier from furnishing free transportation to its employees while engaged in the business of a labor organization.