Labor standards
Prevailing Wages and Health and Safety Standards.—
Amtrak shall ensure that laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors in construction work financed under an agreement made under section 24308(a) of this title will be paid wages not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor under sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40. Amtrak may make such an agreement only after being assured that required labor standards will be maintained on the construction work. Health and safety standards prescribed by the Secretary under section 3704 of title 40 apply to all construction work performed under such an agreement, except for construction work performed by a rail carrier.
Wage Rates.—
Wage rates in a collective bargaining agreement negotiated under the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) are deemed to comply with sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40.
Source
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e),Notes
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Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
24312(a) | 45:565(d). | Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91–518, § 405(d), 84 Stat. 1337. |
24312(b) | 45:565(e). | Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91–518, § 405(e), 84 Stat. 1337; Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, § 1177(b), 95 Stat. 692. |
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Amendments
Contracting Out
Amendment of Existing Collective Bargaining Agreement.—
Contracting out.—
Any collective bargaining agreement entered into between Amtrak and an organization representing Amtrak employees before the date of enactment of this Act [
Enforceability of amendment.—
The amendment to any such collective bargaining agreement deemed to be made by paragraph (1) of this subsection is binding on all parties to the agreement and has the same effect as if arrived at by agreement of the parties under the Railway Labor Act [45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.].
Contracting-out Issues To Be Included in Negotiations.—
Proposals on the subject matter of contracting out work, other than work related to food and beverage service, which results in the layoff of an Amtrak employee—
shall be included in negotiations under section 6 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 156) between Amtrak and an organization representing Amtrak employees, which shall be commenced by—
the date on which labor agreements under negotiation on the date of enactment of this Act [
whichever is earlier;
may, at the mutual election of Amtrak and an organization representing Amtrak employees, be included in any negotiation in progress under section 6 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 156) on the date of enactment of this Act; and
may not be included in any negotiation in progress under section 6 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 156) on the date of enactment of this Act, unless both Amtrak and the organization representing Amtrak employees agree to include it in the negotiation.
No contract between Amtrak and an organization representing Amtrak employees, that is under negotiation on the date of enactment of this Act, may contain a moratorium that extends more than 5 years from the date of expiration of the last moratorium.
No Inference.—
The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) [amending this section] is without prejudice to the power of Amtrak to contract out the provision of food and beverage services on board Amtrak trains or to contract out work not resulting in the layoff of Amtrak employees.”