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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1004. Railroad hiring
(a) Each person who is an employee of the Rock Island Railroad on
August 1, 1979, and who, prior to January 1, 1984, is separated or
furloughed (other than for cause) from his employment with such
railroad, or from his employment with another rail carrier
providing temporary service over lines of the Rock Island Railroad,
as a result of a reduction of service by such railroad or such
temporary service carrier shall, unless found to be less qualified
than other applicants, have the first right of hire by any other
rail carrier that is subject to regulation by the Commission for
any vacancy that is not covered by (1) an affirmative action plan,
or a hiring plan designed to eliminate discrimination, that is
required by Federal or State statute, regulations, or Executive
order, or by the order of a Federal or State court or agency, or
(2) a permissible voluntary affirmative action plan. For purposes
of this section, a rail carrier shall not be considered to be
hiring new employees when it recalls any of its own furloughed
employees.
(b) The rights afforded to Rock Island Railroad employees by this
section shall be coequal to the rights afforded to Chicago,
Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad Company employees by
section 907 of this title.
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