29 CFR § 1204.2 - Arbitrary changing of contracts.

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title: "29 CFR § 1204.2 - Arbitrary changing of contracts."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1204.2"
section_name: "Arbitrary changing of contracts."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD"
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part_name: "LABOR CONTRACTS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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."
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# 1204.2 Arbitrary changing of contracts.

No carrier, its officers, or agents shall change the rates of pay, rules, or working conditions of its employees, as a class as embodied in agreements except in the manner prescribed in such agreements or in section 6 of the Railway Labor Act.