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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Dutchrailnut One can blame Union all they want, its Amtrak breaking the Labor contract. If you got a labor contract that is valid for X amount of years it can not be broken by bringing in outside sources. The Railway labor act specificaly states no changes in contract and no section six notices till 6 months before contract expires. If no new contract is signed a status quo holds the old contract as governing document. Amtrak was about to be getting a rude awakening, not by union workers but by courts for having managers with no brains. See: http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode45/usc_sup_01_45_10_8_20_I.html [/quote] At the risk of sounding lawyerly...lol... The Railway labor Act does not provide for a six month period for notices it actually provides for only "at least thirty days written notice". Here is the full text of the section known as "Section 6", which is actually Section 156 of the Act: <<< § 156. Procedure in changing rates of pay, rules, and working conditions Release date: 2005-03-01 Carriers and representatives of the employees shall give at least thirty days’ written notice of an intended change in agreements affecting rates of pay, rules, or working conditions, and the time and place for the beginning of conference between the representatives of the parties interested in such intended changes shall be agreed upon within ten days after the receipt of said notice, and said time shall be within the thirty days provided in the notice. In every case where such notice of intended change has been given, or conferences are being held with reference thereto, or the services of the Mediation Board have been requested by either party, or said Board has proffered its services, rates of pay, rules, or working conditions shall not be altered by the carrier until the controversy has been finally acted upon, as required by section 155 of this title, by the Mediation Board, unless a period of ten days has elapsed after termination of conferences without request for or proffer of the services of the Mediation Board. >>> If in fact the Amtrak union agreements call for six months notice this might be contained in the agreement itself, but not in the Railway labor Act. LC
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