74TH C ONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 168. APRIL 10, 1936.
1189 [CHAPTER 166 .] AN ACT April 10, 1936. To am end the Railway Labor A ct .
[S. 2496 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the [Public, No . 487.] Unit ed S tate s of Ame rica in Cong ress ass embl ed, That the Railway R ail way La bor Ac t, Labor Act, approved May 20, 1926, as amended, herein referred to ' o~44`s' p . 577 ; as "Title I", is hereby further amended by inserting after the enact- vo19~8,P .1185 ;u .s .C., ing clause the caption "Title I" and by adding the following title II
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"TITLE II Title II . "SECTION 201 . All of the provisions of title I of this Act, except D esi gna ted pr o- h
visions extended to the provisions of section 3 t ereof, are extended to and shall cover carriers by air. every common carrier b air engaged in interstate or foreign com- Adjustment Board y
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provi sions excl uded . coerce, and every carrier by air transporting mail for or under con- tract with the United States Government, and every air pilot or other person who performs any work as an employee or subordinate official of such carrier or carriers, subject to its or their continuing authority to supervise and direct the manner of rendition of his service . "SEC. 202 . The dut ies, requ ireme nts, pena ltie s, be nefi ts, a nd p rivi- Application ofAet to carriers by air and leges prescribed and established by the provisions of title I of this employ ees . Act, except section 3 thereof, shall apply to said carriers by air and their employe es in the same manner and to the same exten t as though such carriers and their employees were specifically included within the definition of `carrier' and `employee', respectively, in section 1 thereof . "SEC . 203 . The parties or either party to a dispute between an National mediation employee or a group of employees and a carrier or carriers by air BAau s t m e n t of dis- may invoke the services of the National Mediation Board and Pull' . the jurisdiction of said Mediation Board is extended to any of the following cases "(a) A dispute concerning changes in rates of pay, rules, or Pay , working cond i- working conditions not adjusted by the parties in conference .
tions, etc' "( b) An y other dispute not ref erable to an ad justmen t board, as other disputes . hereinafter provided, and not adjusted in conference between the parties, or where conferences are refused . "The National Mediation Board may proffer its services in case Proffer of services in any labor emergency is found by it to exist at any time .
emergency . "The services of the Mediation Board may be invoked in a case Invoking of Board's services . under this title in the same manner and to the same extent as are Vol . 48, p .1195. the disputes covered by section 5 of title I of this Act . "SEc . 204 . The disputes between an employee or group of em- Handling employer ployees and a carrier or carriers by air growing out of grievances, employee disputes' or out of the interpretation or application of agreements concerning rates of pay, rules, or working conditions, including cases pending and unadjusted on the date of approval of this Act before th e National Labor Re lations Board, shall b e handled in the usua l manner up to and including the chief operating officer of the carrier designated to handle such disputes ; but, failing to reach an adjust- Reference to adjust- ment board upon fail- ment in this manner, the disputes may be referred by petition of ure to agree . the pa rties or by eit her part y to an appropr iate ad justmen t board, as hereinafter provided, with a full statement of the facts and supporting data bearing upon the disputes . "It shall be the duty of every carrier and of its employees, acting Boards or adjust- ment ; establishment; through their representatives, selected in accordance with the pro- jurisdiction . visions of this title, to establish a board of adjustment of jurisdiction not exceeding the jurisdiction which may be lawfully exercised by system, group, or regional boards of adjustment, under the authority Vol . 48, p.1189 . of section 3, Title I, of this Act .
