,,iia ,cal5d> ,no4 #egj #aag? ,,congress
  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ajj    
,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates 
,novemb] #cj 7legislative day1 ,novemb] 
#bi71 #bjbb,receiv$2 read ! fir/ "t     
,novemb] #cj1 #bjbb,read ! second "t &  
plac$ on ! cal5d>  ,,jo9t ,,resolution  
,to provide = a resolution ) respect to 
! unresolv$ disputes betwe5 c]ta9       
railroads repres5t$ by ! ,national      
,c>ri]s' ,conf]5ce ,committee ( !       
,national ,railway ,labor ,conf]5ce &   
c]ta9 ( _! employees4  ,:]eas !         
unresolv$ labor disputes betwe5 c]ta9   
railroads repres5t$ by ! ,national      
,c>ri]s' ,conf]5ce ,committee ( !       
,national ,railway ,labor ,conf]5ce & _!
 employees repres5t$ by c]ta9 labor     
organizations ?reat5 ess5tial           
transportation s]vices ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 ,:]eas x is 9 ! national int]e/1
 includ+ ! national heal? & def5se1 t   
ess5tial transportation s]vices be      
ma9ta9$2 ,:]eas ! ,presid5t1 pursuant to
 ! provisions ( section #aj ( ! ,railway

 ,labor ,act 7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #afj71 by   
,executive ,ord] ,no4 #adjgg ( ,july    
#ae1 #bjbb1 creat$ ,presid5tial ,em]g5cy
 ,bo>d ,no4 #bej to inve/igate !        
disputes & report f9d+s2 ,:]eas !       
recomm5dations ( ,presid5tial ,em]g5cy  
,bo>d ,no4 #bej issu$ on ,augu/ #af1    
#bjbb1 =m$ ! basis = t5tative agreem5ts 
betwe5 all ( ! p>ties to ! disputes2    
,:]eas "s1 b n all1 ( ! t5tative        
agreem5ts h be5 ratifi$ by ! union      
memb]%ips 9 f9al resolution ( c]ta9 ( ! 
disputes betwe5 ! p>ties2 ,:]eas        
unresolv$ disputes rema9 betwe5 ! p>ties
 ^: t5tative agreem5ts 7 n ratifi$ by ! 
union memb]%ips2 ,:]eas ! recomm5dations
 ( ,presid5tial ,em]g5cy ,bo>d ,no4 #bej
 issu$ on ,augu/ #af1 #bjbb1 h n result$
 9 a f9al resolution ( all ! disputes2  
,:]eas all ! proc$ures provid$ "u !     
,railway ,labor ,act 7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #aea
 et seq471 & fur!r proc$ures agre$ to by
 ! p>ties1 h be5 exhau/$ & h n result$ 9
 a f9al resolution ( all ! disputes2    
,:]eas x is desirable t all su* disputes

 be resolv$ 9 a mann] :i* enc\rages     
solutions rea*$ ?r\gh collective b>ga9+2
 ,:]eas ,congress1 "u ! ,comm]ce ,clause
 ( ! ,con/itution1 has ! au?ority &     
responsibility to ensure ! un9t]rupt$   
op]ation ( ess5tial transportation      
s]vices2 ,:]eas ,congress f9ds t em]g5cy
 measures are ess5tial to national      
security & cont9uity ( transportation   
s]vices by su* railroads2 & ,:]eas      
,congress has 9 ! pa/ enact$ legislation
 = su* purposes3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x #a4   
,conditions = resolv+ disputes  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,consi/5t ) ! purposes ( !        
,railway ,labor ,act 7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #aea
 et seq47 to avoid any labor dispute t  
?reat5s sub/antially to int]rupt        
int]/ate comm]ce to a degree su* z to   
deprive any section ( ! c\ntry (        
ess5tial transportation s]vice1 ! mo/   
rec5t t5tative agreem5ts1 side lett]s1 &
 local c>ri] agreem5ts ent]$ into by !  
cov]$ p>ties t h n be5 ratifi$ be=e !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is jo9t resolution   
7includ+ t5tative agreem5ts1 side       

lett]s1 & local c>ri] agreem5ts t h     
fail$ ratification7 %all be b9d+ on su* 
cov]$ p>ties to su* unresolv$ disputes1 
& %all h ! same effect z ?\gh arriv$ at 
by agreem5t ( su* cov]$ p>ties "u !     
,railway ,labor ,act 7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #aea
 et seq474  7b7 ,cov]$ p>ties ,9 ?is    
section1 ! t]m cov]$ p>ties means !     
p>ties to ! unresolv$ disputes subject  
to ,presid5tial ,em]g5cy ,bo>d ,no4     
#bej1 e/abli%$ pursuant to ,executive   
,ord] #adjgg ( ,july #ae1 #bjbb 7#hg    
,f$4 ,reg4 #dcbjc2 relat+ to e/abli%+ an
 em]g5cy bo>d to inve/igate disputes    
betwe5 c]ta9 railroads repres5t$ by !   
,national ,c>ri]s' ,conf]5ce ,committee 
( ! ,national ,railway ,labor ,conf]5ce 
& _! employees repres5t$ by c]ta9 labor 
organizations7 & ! provisions ( section 
#aj ( ! ,railway ,labor ,act 7#de       
,u4,s4,c4 #afj74  #b4 ,mutual agreem5t  
,no?+ 9 ?is jo9t resolution %all prev5t 
any mutual writt5 agreem5t by ! p>ties  
to implem5t ! t]ms & conditions e/abli%$
 by ?is jo9t resolution1 or prev5t a    

mutual writt5 agreem5t to any t]ms &    
conditions diff]5t f ^? e/abli%$ by ?is 
jo9t resolution4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives ,novemb] #cj1           
#bjbb4;,*]yl ,l4 ,johnson1,cl]k4        
,novemb] #cj 7legislative day1 ,novemb] 
#bi71 #bjbb,receiv$2 read ! fir/        
time,november #cj1 #bjbb,read ! second  
"t & plac$ on ! cal5d>