II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1083 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19, 2005 Mr. Harkin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide coverage under the Railway Labor Act to employees of certain air and surface transportation entities.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Express Carrier Employee Protection Act.

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Amendment to the Railway Labor Act

Section 201 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 181) is amended— (1)by striking All and inserting (a) In general—All; (2)by inserting and every express carrier after common carrier by air; and (3)by adding at the end the following: (b)

Express carriers

The employees of an express carrier shall be covered by this Act only if they are licensed airmen, licensed aircraft maintenance technicians, or licensed aircraft dispatchers, and only if they perform duties for the express carrier pursuant to the privileges of the appropriate license. All other employees of an express carrier shall be covered by the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act. (c)

Definition

In this section, the term express carrier means any company (or companies affiliated through common control or ownership) that has an integrated network of air and surface transportation for the purpose of the express shipment of packages. .