{"id":56887,"date":"2021-07-28T20:00:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T00:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=56887"},"modified":"2023-03-30T13:44:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T17:44:56","slug":"arbitrator-finds-that-section-6-bargaining-regarding-crew-consist-can-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/arbitrator-finds-that-section-6-bargaining-regarding-crew-consist-can-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Arbitrator finds that Section 6 bargaining regarding crew consist can begin","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On July 28, 2021,\u00a0a\u00a0Neutral appointed by the\u00a0National Mediation Board\u00a0issued his\u00a0ruling\u00a0finding\u00a0that on certain railroad properties, the current moratoria\u00a0in those crew consist agreements do not prohibit the railroads from serving a Section 6 Notice regarding crew size. The properties affected or having no current moratorium include certain properties at BNSF, UP, NS and CN Railroads. Other properties not currently affected or involved may also be included in the future as moratoriums naturally expire. Please contact your local chairperson or general chairperson for specific details regarding your terminal or district.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The ruling comes after a nearly two-year battle between SMART-TD and the National Railway Labor Conference over the moratoria provisions and their effect. The arbitration was one of the largest conducted by SMART-TD and its predecessor union, UTU, in decades. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The ruling does\u00a0not eliminate any current crew consist provision or requirement. The only thing it does is to open the door for bargaining to occur. The moratoria that previously prevented any mandatory bargaining on crew consist were predicated on the last remaining employees having hired on the railroad previous to the 1980\u2019s. Today, less than 100 of these employees remain nationwide, and most are at, or near retirement age.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Once a Section 6 is served, the Railway Labor Act requires both parties to engage in mandatory bargaining. The Act, however, does not mandate any particular outcome in such negotiations, it merely provides a process. In the event parties reach an impasse, the Act contains methods to avoid disruption to commerce through mandatory mediation and possibly intervention from the President of the United States and the U.S. Congress.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SMART-TD remains committed to protecting the jobs of today, as well as securing the jobs of the future.\u00a0While only some General Committees will be involved in bargaining, the full support and effort of the International\u00a0in assisting those Committees\u00a0will continue.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 28, 2021,\u00a0a\u00a0Neutral appointed by the\u00a0National Mediation Board\u00a0issued his\u00a0ruling\u00a0finding\u00a0that on certain railroad properties, the current moratoria\u00a0in those crew consist agreements do not prohibit the railroads from serving a Section 6 Notice regarding crew size. 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