PUBLIC LAW 96-325—AUG. 8, 1980
94 STAT. 1021
Public Law 96 -325 96th Congress An Act To amend the Shipping Act, 1916, to exempt collective bargaining and related agreements from regulation by the Federal Maritime Commission.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. That this Act may be cited as the "Maritime Labor Agreements Act of 1980". SEC. 2. Section 1 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. 801) is amended by adding, at the end of that section, the following: "The term 'maritime labor agreement' means any collective bargaining agreement between an employer subject to this Act, or group of such employers and a labor organization representing employees in the maritime or stevedoring industry, or any agreement preparatory to such a collective bargaining agreement among members of a multiemployer bargaining group, or any agreement specifically implementing provisions of such a collective bargaining agreement or providing for the formation, financing, or administration of a multiemployer bargaining group.". SEC. 3. The fifst paragraph of section 15 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. 814) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 15. Every common carrier by water, or other person subject to this Act, shall file immediately with the Commission a true copy, or, if oral, a true and complete memorandum, of every agreement with another such carrier or other person subject to this Act, or modification or cancellation thereof, to which it may be a party or conform in whole or in part, fixing or regulating transportation rates or fares; giving or receiving special rates, accommodations, or other special privileges or advantages; controlling, regulating, preventing, or destroying competition; pooling or apportioning earnings, losses, or traffic; allotting ports or restricting or otherwise regulating the number and character of sailings between ports; limiting or regulating in any way the volume or character of freight or passenger traffic to be carried; or in any manner providing for an exclusive, preferential, or cooperative working arrangement. The term 'agreement' in this section includes understandings, conferences, and other arrangements, but does not include maritime labor agreements or any provisions of such agreements, unless such provisions provide for an assessment agreement described in the fifth paragraph of this section.". SEC. 4. Section 15 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended, is further amended by inserting between the fourth and fifth paragraphs thereof, the following new paragraph: "Assessment agreements, whether part of a collective bargaining agreement or negotiated separately, to the extent they provide for the funding of collectively bargained fringe benefit obligations on other than a uniform man-hour basis, regardless of the cargo handled or type of vessel or equipment utilized, shall be deemed approved upon filing with the Commission. The Commission shall thereafter, upon complaint filed within 2 years of the date of filing of the agreement, disapprove, cancel, or modify any such agreement, or charge or
Aug. 8, 1980 [H.R. 6613] Maritime Labor Agreements Act of 1980. 46 USC 842 note. "Maritime labor agreement."
Filing of common carrier contracts.
"Agreement.'
Assessment agreements. 46 USC 814.
Complaint filing.
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