97th Congress > House > Vote 685
Sponsor: FLORIO, James Joseph (D-NJ)
Description: TO AMEND S. J. RES. 250 WITH AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE. S. J. RES. 250 PROVIDES FOR RESOLUTION OF THE SINGLE OUTSTANDING ISSUE IN THE CURRENT RAILWAY LABOR-MANAGEMENT DISPUTE. THE FLORIO AMENDMENT, A SUBSTITUTE FOR S. J. RES. 250, PROHIBITS THE RAILWAY WORK STOPPAGE FOR A 140-DAY PERIOD AND DIRECTS ALL PARTIES TO RETURN TO THE BARGAINING PROCESS. (MOTION FAILED)
Bill summary: Provides for the resolution of the dispute between the carriers represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Directs that the parties be bound by the Report and Recommendations of the Presidential Emergency Board Numbered 194, dated August 19, 1982. States that such Report and Recommendations shall have the same effect as though arrived at under the
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Railway Labor Act, and be effective for the period April 1, 1981, through June 30, 1984.
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Bill titles: An original joint resolution to provide for the resolution of the single outstanding issue in the current railway labor-management dispute, and for other purposes.
Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 127, p. 7387;
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