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 73d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 691 . JUNE 21, 1934 . Fourth. The Mediation Board is hereby authorized by its order to assign, or refer, any portion of its work, business, or functions arising under this or any other Act of Congress, or referred to it by Congress or either branch thereof, to an individual member of the Board or to an employee or employees of the Board to be designated by such order for action thereon, and by its order at any time to amend, modify, supplement, or rescind any such assignment or reference. All such orders shall take effect forthwith and remain in effect until otherwise ordered by the Board. In conformity with and subject to the order or orders of the Mediation Board in the prem ises, and su ch in dividu al mem ber of the Board or emp loyee designated shall have power and authority to act as to any of said work, business, or functions so assigned or referred to him for action by the Board. " Fifth . All officers and employees of the Board of Mediation (except the members thereof, whose offices are hereby abolished) whose services in the judgment of the Mediation Board are necessary to the efficient operation of the Board are hereby transferred to the Board, without change in classification or compensation the Board may provide for the adjustment of such classification or compensation to conform to the duties to which such officers and employees may be assigned . "All unexpended appropriations for the operation of the Board of Mediation that are available at the time of the abolition of the Board of Mediation shall be transferred to the Mediation Board and shall be ava ilable for it s use for sal aries and othe r authorized expenditures. " SEC. 5 . Section 5 of the Railway Labor Act is amended to read as follows 1195 Any portion of work, etc ., may be assigned to a member or em- ployee . Board may modify or rescind assignment . Powers conferred . All neces sary pers on- nel of Board of Media- tion tran sfer red t o the Board. Available app ropria- tions to b e tr ansfe rred to Mediation Board . " FUNCT IONS OF MEDIATION BOARD Functions of Media- tion Boar d. " SEC . 5 . First . The parties, or either party, to a dispute between Right of eitber dis- putant to invoke ser- an employee or group of employees and a carrier may invoke the vice of Board . services of the Mediation Board in any of the following cases "(a) A dispute concerning changes in rates of pay, rules, or work- ing conditions not adjusted by the parties in conference. "(b) Any other dispute not referable to the National Railroad Adjustment Board and not adjusted in conference between the part ies or w here con fere nces are ref used . " The Mediation Board may proffer its services in case any labor Proff erof serv ices by emergency is found by it to exist at any time. Board . " In either event the said Board shall promptly put itself in com- munication with the parties to such controversy, and shall use its best efforts, by mediation, to bring them to agreement . If such efforts to bring about an amicable settlement through mediation shall be unsuccessful, the said Board shall at once endeavor as its final required action (except as provided in paragraph third of this section and in section 10 of this Act) to induce the parties to submit thei r co ntro vers y to arb itra tion, in acc orda nce with the pro visi ons of this Act . " If arbitration at the request of the Board shall be refused by re Actin if arbitration one or b oth part ies, the Boa rd s hall at once not ify both par ties in writing that its mediatory efforts have failed and for thirty days thereafter, unless in the intervening period the parties agree to arbitration, or an emergency board shall be created under section 10 of this Act, no change shall be made in the rates of pay, rules, eta o ra he ango b ims pa y, or working conditions or established practices in effect prior to the time the dispute arose.
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