SECTION 13C LABOR PROTECTION: A REVIEW OF ITS EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACTS (ABRIDGMENT)

The impacts of the Section 13c special warranty and waiver procedures on the nonurbanized transportation program, which were authorized by Section 18 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, are assessed. The study found that warranty procedures at the state level caused significant initial program delays. Once the warranty was accepted by the state department of transportation, however, little delay was observed. Conversely, rural transit operators and government officials expressed their concern over the unknown liabilities implied in the warranty. Most operators signed the warranty to fulfill grant requirements only, not understanding fully their obligations under the warranty. Generally, transit employees as a group were not aware of the protections offered them. The study uncovered no evidence indicating that labor rights would have been violated in the absence of the warranty. Furthermore, the lack of understanding by transit managers and employees of the warranty provisions seriously constrains the effectiveness of the Section 13C labor protections in the Section 18 program even if labor rights were violated.

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• Authors:
  • Harrison, Joseph W
  • Pham, Long H
• Conference:
  • Fifth National Conference on Rural Public Transportation
  • Location: Arcata California, United States
  • Date: 1981-8-18 to 1981-8-20
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 97-100
• Monograph Title: Rural public transportation: fifth national conference proceedings
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 831
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Grant aid; Impact studies; Labor law; Personnel management; Rural areas; Transit operators; Transportation operations
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation administration
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00349755
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 030903308X
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 30 1982 12:00AM