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214 R educt ion in num- ber of employees re- stricted. Vacancies caused by dea th, etc. Regional boards of a djust ment , establish . rnent . Equality of represen- tation, etc . Carriers to pay prop- erty losses of employees incident to transfers of work . C ompli ance wi th Railway Labor and Bankruptcy Acts by carriers required . Vol 44, p.577; Vol.47, p . 1481. Orders of Coordina- tor to be made public. Effective date, etc . Pooling arrange- ments, etc . Appeals to Com mis- s tun . R ules gove rning . 73d CONGRESS . SESS. I. CH. 91. JUNE 16, 1933 . action or issuing any order which will affect the interest of the employees, and to afford the said labor committee or committees reasonable opportunity to present views upon said contemplated action or order . (b) The number of employees in the service of a carrier shall not be reduced by reason of any action taken pursuant to the authority of this title below the number as shown by the pay rolls of employees in service during the month of May, 1933, after deducting the num- ber who have been removed from the pay rolls after the effective date of this Act by reason of death, normal retirements, or resigna- tion, but not more in any one year than 5 per centum of said number in service during May, 1933 ; nor shall any employee in such service be deprived of employment such as he had during said month of May or be in a worse position with respect to his compensation for such employment, by reason of any action taken pursuant to the authority conferred by this title . (c) The Coordinator is authorized and directed to establish reg- ional board s of a djust ment w heneve r and where ver ac tion t aken pursuant to the authority conferred by this title creates condi- tions that make necessary such boards of adjustment to settle con- troversies between carriers and employees . Carrie rs and their employees shall have equal representation on such boards of adjust- ment for set tlement of su ch controvers ies, and said boards shall exercise the functions of boards of adjustment provided for by the Railway Labor Act . j (d) The Coordinator is authorized and directed to provide means for determining the amount of, and to require the carriers to make ust compensation for, property losses and expenses imposed upon employees by reason of transfers of work from one locality to another in carrying out the purposes of this title . (e) Carriers, whether under control of a judge, trustee, receiver, or private m anagement, sh all be requir ed to comply w ith the pro- visions of the Railway Labor Act and with the provisions of section 77, paragraphs (o), (p), and (q), of the Act approved March 3, 1933, entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled `An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States', approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supple- mentary theret o ." SEC. 8 . Any order issued by the Coordinator pursuant to this title shall be made public in such reasonable manner as he may deter- mine and shall become effective as of such date, not less than twenty days from the date of such publication, as the Coordinator shall prescribe in the order ; and such order shall remain in effect until it is vacated by him or suspended or set aside by the Commission or other lawful authority, as hereinafter provided, and such order may include provision for the creation and administration of such just pooling arrangements or for such just compensation for the use of property or for carrier services as he may deem necessary or desirable and in furtherance of the purposes of this title . SEC . 9 . Any i nterested par ty, including, among others , any car- rier, s ubsidia ry, shi pper, or empl oyee, o r any group o f carri ers, s hip- pers, or employees, or any State commission, or the Governor of any State, or the official representative or representatives of any political subd ivis ion ther eof, dis sati sfie d wi th a ny o rder of the Coor dina tor may, at any time prior to the effective date of the order, file a petition with the Commission asking that such order be reviewed and sus- pended pending such review, and stating fully the reasons therefor . Such petitions shall be governed by such general rules as the Com- mission may establish, If the Commission, upon considering such