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Railroad Occupational Disability: Conflict Over Standards (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Feb. 11, 1997
Report Number 97-224
Report Type Report
Authors Dennis W. Snook, Education and Public Welfare Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

A labor-management agreement ended rail labor's call for an industry-wide strike as well as management's efforts in federal court to delay the potential strike date. At issue are standards for adjudicating applications for benefits from workers claiming to be unable to work their jobs because of disabilities. The agreement, ratified by the 3-member Railroad Retirement Board on January 30, 1997, commits the industry labor-management factions to continue with the effort to establish "appropriate standards," with action to adopt standards delayed until Board members meet in July.