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IoM S. Shannon. Donald M. Tofmlt, and James, C. B7ahol. Jr. for applicant. William G. Mahoney and John O'B. CWrRt. Jr. for prolaunta
DIVINON 1. Acrtw a An ArreuwTa DIVtfION, CtNralmotos
BROVIL VROIWL AIID CNRt9MN
By petition filed October 3. 1977. the Railway Labor Executives' Association IRLEAf Seeks administrative review of the order of Review Board Number 5 reserved September 13. 1977. The reply of the Norfolk wad Western Company (N&W), filed October 71, 1977, aim proposes modification of the order. Both the petition and the reply arc addressed In the issue of the appropriate employee protective conditions that Armed be imposed in trackage rights carte filed under action S(Z) of the Interstate Commerce Act (the we). a amended by the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 OR Act).
The review brmrJ impend the conditions for pnflection of employees discussed in Oregon Shoe Line R. Co.-Ibando· Rtenr-Goden. 351 LC.C. 76 (19771. in order ro comply with the mandate of amended section 3(7KD of the act. wpich requires employee protective conditions that will be no less proactive of the
Interests of employees then the conditions imposed pursuant to prix section 3(1x0 end the gondillorm established pursuant to nelson 405 of She Itall Passenger Service Act.
RLEA alleges that the Oregon Short Line Conditions am dclicital because they 611 to provide the level of protection formerly Imposed cedar old section 50)(1). Applicant notes that none of its employees will be adversely affected by is an of end operation ruder the trackage rights. and that 0 will not tats exception to whatever conditions arc Imposed. NAW sueNS In position nn the have of proper employee protection. NAW claims that the Oklahoma' conditions. modified as fl proposes. would provide an adequate level of protraction end would meal the statutory rcyrinmeau
Review Board No. 3 relied on our decision in Oregon Shoe? Line whom It Imposed employee protective conditions In this care. In Oregon Shore Line we found that the arrangement for the protection of employee negotiated between the National Railroad passenger Corporation end various railway employee representatives end approved by the Secretary of Labor on April 17. 1971 (commonly kilows as the Appendix C-1 conditions). was the arrangement established purnam to section 103 of the Rail IssisrUnger Service Act upon which we should base future employee prorcction under section Ief11 of the set. Since the operative language of Mellon 5(2x1) b almost Identical to that of rcelion Ie(I),1 we believe the rcvkw board scud properly in imposing the employee protective conditions snunelmed In Oregon Then Line in this cost. Thus, out reasoning fn Oregon Short Line supports the review board's decision.
Before proceeding wish our discussion of the contentions'pf the persist we should indicate that certain modifications have been made in the conditions adopted in Oregon Shore Line by our moo retest upon end order in that proceeding m 731 LC.C. 311 (19111. Far the reasons set forth in that report. we shall also modify the employee protective conditions imposed in this cam in the nine
menaer. Any further reference to the employee prnle<In.n imposed in Oregon SAon Line sANI he to the Conditions a modified. The modified conditions ere set forth in the Appendix In this rep nn, with Appropriate modifications In make them applicable to trackage fight, tnnseelions.
Petitioner claims that the Appendix C.I cnndilinna arc less protective of the inlereMS of employees Than the conditions pnvleusly Imposed punuent in section 31211r1. II Claims those eoedhlona aro InwfOcienl In this can because Ihcy contain no provWona equlvelenl to sections 1 end 3 of the Washington Job Protection Agreement: petitioner titer Sourhern Ry.-~'onrrolCtnMl of Georgia Ry. CO.' for the proposition that sections I end 3 of the Washington Agreement are inJOp<nsihlc prerequisites to effectuating a vats) order of approval under section 3(71 of the eel.
We do not believe section 3(7110 of the act requires us to impost seetbp I end 3 of the Washington Agreement in this proceeding or In other ordinary Inctege rights proceedings. P<litinner's argument for Imposition attach protection h hoed upon that pan of amended section 3(2xA which requires protection equal to the protection Impaled pursuant to that section prior to its amendment by the IR Act. We mum determine whet the standard of protection was under old lattice 3axn.
11 the peel the Commission Imposed different employee protective conditions In different types of section 3171 cases. For eVmple, the Oklahoma condition were ordinarily impose) in trackage rights cafes end the New Orlronr' conditions, with modifications as were necessary. were frequently imposed in mer/ef-ennlrnl·lypt cams. The Oklahoma conditions which had beep and in trackage rights cows do not contain protection equivalent to nations I end 3 of the Washington Agreement.
Congress wet aware of the fact that different employee protective conditions had been used in different types of transactions when it passed the IR Act. The IR Act does not indicate any disapproval of the fact that different protective condition had been used in dBfercrl asses. Since the CommiMinn,did not impose sections I and 3 of the Washington Agreement In trackage rights cash in the past. me failure to Impose those sections in this cue cannel now (under Ik IR Act) be considered inappropriate. The resulting arrangement h Not lam protective of the Interest of employees than the
arrangement imposed under old action 3O)<0 is trackage rights Cases.
Nothing In Southern Ry.--Control--Cewfnl a/Gtsrll4 slrpns. Is to the contrary. Thai um was a eoatrol proeeadlp where a reduction is force was conlcmplmed, and a eouolWalloa of sealority rosters would be required. No consolidation of forces 4 required la ordinary tracings rights cases. There V no aced for sections s and S of the Washington Agreement to be Imposed is them.
N·W proposes its owe set of conditions consisting of the Olth<hems conditions with IM addition of certain provisions from the Appendix C-1 conditions. In support of Its contention that the conditions it proposes would provide a proper standard of protection, N·W Incorporates by reference a portion of the American Association of Railroads "Comments of The Association of American Railroads Upon Proposed Conditions for Protection of Employees" (AAR Comments). Thom comments were invited by the report on reconsideration in No. AB-76 (Sub-No. 7). Oregon Short Line, PRIM
MRS basic argument is that Congress did not intend to have the Commimioe cheap ire employee protective policy to a significant extent and that adopting the Appendix C-1 conditions b contrary td that congressional Intent. TM AAR comments then go on to address IM further protection that it believes the amendment to anion xixn requires. We arcs wish applicant that the equmem of the American Association of Railroads, even though Y Is addressed to the proper employee protective srcnderds in abandonment proceedings. is relevant to this use. However, we believe those elsarcntbns arc adequately addressed in the latest report in Oregon Shen Line. We re no need to address them here.
For the reasons set forth about and in our latest report in Orepa Share Line, we find that the petition for administrative review and the modifications proposed by the applicant should be denied.
If U ordered:(S) TM employee protective conditions be modified a set forth In the appendix l0 1M attached report. (1) Escape a modified the order of Review Board No. S b
(3) The order olRtview Board No. 3 served September 13, 1977, n modified, shell be effective 70 days from the dale of service of this Alder.
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