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PUBLIC LAW 92-235-FEB. 21, 1972 Public Law 92-235

February 21, 1972 [S. J. R e s, 197]

Pacific c o a s t dock strike. Settlement procedure.

Strike prohibition.



[86 STAT.



JOINT RESOLUTION To itrovidp a procednre for se^ftlement of the dispntH on the I'acitic coaj^t between certain shippers and ass(K'iated einph^yers and certain eniphiyees.

Whereas therc is a dispnte between employers (or assot-iiitioiis by which siu'h eniployers are represented in collective bargaining conferences) who are (1) steamship companies operating ships or cm])1oyed as agents for ships engaged in service from or to Pacific coast or Hawaiian ports of the (Tnited States, {'2) contracting stevedores, (8) contracting marine carpenters, (4) lighterage operators, or (5) other employers engaged in related or associated/ pier activities for ships engaged in service from or to Pacific coast or Hawaiian ]X)rts of the United States (hereafter called employers), and certain of the employees of snch employers represented by the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Tnion; and Whereas the order enjoining a strike in this dispute granted by the Fnited States District Court, Northern District of California, in Tnited States against International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's T'nion et ah, do<'ket numbered C-17-1935 W T S, October 6, 1971. expired on December 25, 1971, pursuant to the Labor-Management delations Act of 1947, as amended (29 LT.S.C. 176-178); and AMiereas all procedures for resolving such dispute pro\ided for in the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, have been exhausted and have not resulted in settlement of the dispute; and Whereas a settlement has not been reached despite intensi\-e mediation efforts and transportation services essential to the national interest are not being maintained; and Whereas it is vital to the national interest that essential transportation services be maintained; and ^^''hereas the Congress finds that emergency measures are essential to continuity of essential transjx)i'tation services affected by this dispute: Therefore be it Resolved by the Seriate and Iloui^e of RepreHeiitatircH of the United States of Amenca in Congress tf-s-semb/ed. That (a) an arbitration board shall be established herein to hear and settle all issues in this dispute, and to issue a determination which shall be deemed a final and binding resolution, understanding, and agreement between the parties and shall also be deemed to supersede to the extent inconsistent therewith all other agreements or understandings between the parties: Provided. That proceedings under this joint resolution shall be terminated innnediately upon certification, in writing, by the parties to the Secretary of Labor that they ha\'e reached complete agreement on the disposition of all the issues. The determination of the arbitration lK)ard shall be effective for the period stated therein, which may not be less than eighteen months. During such period, there shall be no resort to strike or lockout as between the parties. (b) From the date of enactment of this joint resolution until the arbitration board makes its determination, there shall be no resort to strike or lockout as between the parties, and no change, except by agreement of the parties, in the terms and conditions of employment as prescribed in the court order in United States against International longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union et al., docket numbered C-17-198o-WTS, October 6, 1971. (c) For the purpose of this joint resolution the term "parties" jueans (1) the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's I'nion and (2) the Pacific Maritime Association, and all employers who are members of that association.

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