definitions

definitions Sec. 501. As used in this title unless the context otherwise requires— (1) “acquiring railroad” means a railroad, except the Corporation, which seeks to acquire or has acquired, pursuant to the provisions of this Act, all or a part of the rail properties of one or more of the railroads in reorganization, the Corporation, or a profitable railroad; (2) “employee of a railroad in reorganization” means a person who. on the effective date of a conveyance of rail properties of a railroad in reorganization to the Corporation or to an acquiring railroad, has an employment relationship with either said railroad in reorganization or any carrier (as defined in parts I and II of the Interstate Commerce Act) which is leased, controlled, or operated by the railroad in reorganization except a president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, comptroller, and any other person who performs functions corresponding to those performed by the foregoing officers; (3) “protected employee” means any employee of an acquiring railroad adversely affected by a transaction and any employee of a railroad in reorganization who on the effective date of this Act have not reached age 65; (4) “class or cm ft of employees” means a group of employees, recognized and treated as a unit for purposes of collective bargaining,87 Stat. 1013 which is represented by a labor organization that has been duly authorized or recognized pursuant to the Railway Labor Act as its representative for purposes of collective bargaining; (5) “representative of a class or craft, of employees” means a labor organization which has been duly authorized or recognized as the collective bargaining representative of a class or craft of employees pursuant to the Rail way Labor Act: (6) “deprived of employment.” means the inability of a protected employee to obtain a position by the normal exercise of his seniority lights with the Corporation after properly electing to accept employment therewith or, the subsequent loss of a position and inability, by the normal exercise of his seniority rights under the applicable collective bargaining agreements, to obtain another position with the Corporation: Provided, however, That provisions in existing collective bargaining agreements of a railroad in reorganization, which do not require a protected employee, in the normal exercise of seniority rights, to make a change, in residence, in order to maintain his protection, will be preserved and will also be extended and be applicable to all other protected employees of that same craft or class. It shall not. however, include any deprivation of employment by reason of death, retirement, resignation, dismissal or disciplinary suspension for cause, failure to work due to illness or disability, nor any severance of employment covered by subsections (tl) and (e) of section 505 of this title; (7) “employee adversely affected with respect to his compensation” means a protected employee who suffers u reduction in compensation; (8) “transaction” means actions taken pursuant to the provisions of this Act or the results thereof; and (9) “change in residence” means transfer to a work location which is located either (A) outside a radius of 30 miles of the employee’s former work location and farther from his residence than was his former work location or (B) is located more than 30 normal highway route miles from his residence and also farther from his residence than was his former work location.