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6900.5
. It is the policy of the people of the State of California
that featherbedding practices in the railroad industry should be
eliminated and that national settlement of labor controversies
relating to the manning of trains should be made effective in
California. Accordingly the award of the Federal Arbitration Board
No. 282 appointed by President John F. Kennedy pursuant to
Congressional Public Law 88-108 of August 28, 1963, providing for the
elimination of excess firemen and brakemen on diesel powered freight
trains, or awards made pursuant thereto, shall be made effective in
this State. Said award was the culmination of the proceedings
originating with the Presidential Railroad Commission which was
appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the request of both
railroad labor and management and reported to President Kennedy on
February 26, 1962.
Nothing contained in the laws of this State or in any order of any
regulatory agency of this State shall prevent a common carrier by
railroad from manning its trains in accordance with said award, in
accordance with any federal legislation or awards pursuant thereto,
or in accordance with any agreement between a railroad company and
its employees or their representatives.