No Strike Commitment. 1. From the effective date of the Agreement through thirty (30) days following the date, if any, that the parties are released from mediation by the National Mediation Board in connection with negotiations for a successor Agreement (the “Release Date”), the Union, including its directors, officers, representatives and agents, will not engage in, promote, or cause any strike or work stoppage at the Company, including but not limited to sympathy strikes or recognition of picket lines at the Company, and the Union will not otherwise support picket lines established at the Company, or cause any other organized job action and the Company will not lock out any employee covered by this Agreement. 2. The commitment stated in paragraph I (1) above shall be inapplicable as of the Release Date, without regard to whether the parties are then engaged in collective bargaining under the Railway Labor Act. The Company waives any claim that the commitment stated in paragraph I (1) above remains applicable on or after the Release Date pursuant to the Railway Labor Act’s status quo provisions or otherwise. 3. It shall not be a violation of this Agreement, and it shall not be cause for discharge, permanent replacement or any other disciplinary action if any employee covered by this Agreement:
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement