John M Livingood
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Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail)
1976 - 1982

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Labor Relations Officer
11/1976 - 6/1982     
CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION (Conrail)
Philadelphia, PA

Assigned to negotiation teams to negotiate single collective bargaining agreements for each bargaining unit to replace the multiple labor agreements from the bankrupt railroads combined into Conrail, as required by the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (see Special Legislation).
  • 1976 - 1979     Assigned to the negotiating team handling the Non-operating crafts (Shop Crafts, Clerks, Signalmen, Maintenance of Way, Police, and Dispatchers) 
  • 1979 - 1981     Assigned to the Negotiating team handling the Operating Crafts with the focus on the trainmen during this period, including the separate negotiation of crew consist agreements incorporated into the single agreement and the interest arbitration of the trainmen's agreement with the United Transportation Union (UTU).​
  • 1981 - 1982    Assigned to the project for implementing the inter-city passenger and commuter service employee transfers pursuant to the Northeast Rail Services Act of 1981 (see Special Legislation).
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