2013 US Code
Title 45 - Railroads
Chapter 16 - REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION (§§ 701 - 797m)
Subchapter VII - PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES (§§ 797 - 797m)
Section 797k - Factfinding panel

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 45 - RAILROADS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 45 - RAILROADS
CHAPTER 16 - REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION
SUBCHAPTER VII - PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES
Sec. 797k - Factfinding panel
Containssection 797k
Date2013
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 16, 2014
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 93-236, title VII, §712, as added Pub. L. 97-35, title XI, §1143(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 668.
Statutes at Large References44 Stat. 577
95 Stat. 668
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 93-236, Public Law 97-35

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Factfinding panel - 45 U.S.C. § 797k (2013)
§797k. Factfinding panel (a) Purpose

The Corporation shall enter into collective bargaining agreements with its employees which provide for the establishment of one or more advisory factfinding panels, chaired by a neutral expert in industrial relations, for purposes of recommending changes in operating practices and procedures which result in greater productivity to the maximum extent practicable.

(b) National Mediation Board

The National Mediation Board shall appoint public members to any panel established by an agreement entered into under this subparagraph, and shall perform such functions contained in the agreement as are consistent with the duties of such Board under the Railway Labor Act [45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.].

(c) Other functions

The factfinding panel may, before making its report to the parties, provide mediation, conciliation, and other assistance to the parties.

(Pub. L. 93–236, title VII, §712, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XI, §1143(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 668.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Railway Labor Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act May 20, 1926, ch. 347, 44 Stat. 577, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 8 (§151 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 151 of this title and Tables.

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