Railway Labor Act

Railway Labor Act
A federal statute intended to provide means for the peaceful settlement by agreement or arbitration of labor controversies between interstate carriers, including carriers by air, and their employees. 45 USC §§ 151 et seq.; 31 Am J1st Lab § 345.

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