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[CITE: 45USC1108]

 
                           TITLE 45--RAILROADS
 
                   CHAPTER 20--NORTHEAST RAIL SERVICE
 
Sec. 1108. Concerted economic action


(a) Strikes interfering with rail freight service of Conrail

    Any person engaging in concerted economic action over disputes with 
Amtrak Commuter or any commuter authority shall not be entitled to 
engage in any strike against, or otherwise to induce any employee of, 
Conrail, where an effect thereof is to interfere with rail freight 
service provided by Conrail.

(b) Strikes interfering with Amtrak Commuter's rail passenger service

    Any person engaging in concerted economic action over disputes 
arising out of freight operations provided by Conrail shall not be 
entitled to engage in any strike against, or otherwise to induce any 
employee of, Amtrak Commuter or any commuter authority, where an effect 
thereof is to interfere with rail passenger service.

(c) Railway Labor Act deemed violated

    Any concerted action in violation of this section shall be deemed to 
be a violation of the Railway Labor Act [45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.].

(Pub. L. 97-35, title XI, Sec. 1158, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 682.)

                       References in Text

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