Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between Metro-North Railroad and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
Headline: Establishes Emergency Board to Investigate Metro-North Labor Disputes
What it does: The order directs the appointment of a three-member Emergency Board to investigate and report on Metro‑North labor disputes within 30 days.
- Freezes bargaining-related changes for 120 days after the Board is created.
- Requires the Board to report its findings to the President within 30 days.
- Transfers Board records to the National Mediation Board after termination.
Summary
This order creates a three-member Emergency Board to investigate disputes between Metro-North Railroad and certain employees represented by listed labor organizations. The Board begins at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on December 7, 2006 and must report to the President within 30 days.
It bars the parties from changing the conditions that caused the disputes for 120 days after the Board's creation unless both sides agree. The Board's records will be treated as presidential records and then kept by the National Mediation Board.
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