29 CFR § 1204.1 - Making and maintaining contracts.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1204.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 1204.1 - Making and maintaining contracts."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1204.1"
section_name: "Making and maintaining contracts."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD"
part_number: "1204"
part_name: "LABOR CONTRACTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "44 Stat. 577, as amended; 45 U.S.C. 151-163."
regulatory_source: "11 FR 177A-924, Sept. 11, 1946, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 13 FR 8740, Dec. 30, 1948."
cfr_part: "1204"
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# 1204.1 Making and maintaining contracts.

It is the duty of all carriers, their officers, agents, and employees to exert every reasonable effort to make and maintain contracts covering rates of pay, rules, and working conditions.