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PUBLIC LAW 93-236-JAN. 2, 1974

[87 STAT.

A S S I G N M E X T OF WORK

SEC. 503. The Corporation shall have the rialit to assio-n, allocate, reassign, reallocate, and consolidate work formerly jDerformed on the rail properties acquired pursuant to the provisions of this Act from a railroad in reorganization to any location, facility, or position on its system provided it does not remove said work from coverage of a collective-bargaining agreement and does not infringe upon the existing classification of work rights of any craft or class of employees at the location or facility to which said work is assigned, allocated, reassigned, reallocated, or consolidated and shall have the right to transfer to an acquiring railroad the work incident to the rail properties or facilities acquired by said acquiring railroad pursuant to this Act, subject, however, to the provisions of section 508 of this title. COLLECTIVE-BARGAINIXG A G R E E M E N T S

504. (a) INTERIM APPLICATION.—Until completion of the agreements provided for under subsection (d) of this section, the Corporation shall, as though an original party thereto, assume and apply on the particular lines, properties, or facilities acquired all obligations under existing collective-bargaining agreements covering all crafts and classes employed thereon, except that the Agreement of May 1936, Washington, D.C. and provisions in other existing job stabilization agreements shall not be applicable to transactions effected pursuant to this Act with respect to which the provisions of section 505 of this title shall be superseding and controlling. During this period, employees of a railroad in reorganization who have seniority on the lines, properties, or facilities acquired by the Corporation pursuant to this Act shall have prior seniority roster rights on such acquired lines, properties, or facilities. (b) SINGLE IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT.—On or before the date of the adoption of the final system plan by the Board of Directors of the Association as provided in section 207(c) of this Act, the representatives of the various classes or crafts of the employees of a railroad in reorganization involved in a conveyance pursuant to this Act and representatives of the Corporation shall commence negotiation of a single implementing agreement for each class and craft of employees affected providing (1) the identification of the specific employees of the railroad in reorganization to whom the Corporation offers employment; (2) the procedure by which those employees of the railroad in reorganization may elect to accept employment with the Corporation; (3) the procedure for acceptance of such employees into the Corporation's employment and their assignment to positions on the Corporation's system; (4) the procedure for determining the seniority of such employees in their respective crafts or classes on the Corporation's system which shall, to the extent possible, preserve their prior seniority rights; and (5) the procedure.for determining equitable adjustment in rates of comparable positions. I f no agreement with respect to the matters referred to in this subsection is reached by the end of 30 days after the commencement of negotiations, the parties shall within an additional 10 days select a neutral referee and, in the event they are unable to agree upon the selection of such referee, then the National Mediation Board shall immediately appoint a referee. After a referee has been designated, a hearing on the dispute shall commence as soon as practicable. Not less than 10 days prior to the effective date of any conveyance pursuant to the provisions of SEC.

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