Establishing an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between Certain Railroads Represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and Their Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
Establishes Emergency Board to Investigate Railroad Labor Disputes
What it does
The order directs the President to appoint a five-member Emergency Board to investigate the railroad labor disputes and report within 30 days.
Real-world impact
- Creates a five-member emergency board to investigate railroad labor disputes.
- Freezes changes to conditions at issue until 30 days after the board's report.
- Board records become presidential records and will be kept by the National Mediation Board.
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Summary
This order creates an emergency board to investigate labor disputes between certain railroads and their employees. The board will have a chair and four members appointed by the President and must report its findings to the President within 30 days.
While the board works, the parties may not change the conditions that led to the dispute, except by mutual agreement, and the board's records will be kept by the National Mediation Board after it ends. The order aims to prevent serious interruptions to interstate transportation service.
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