Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
Headline: Establishes Emergency Board To Investigate Long Island Rail Road Disputes
What it does: The order directs the President to appoint a three-member emergency board to investigate the Long Island Rail Road labor disputes and report to the President within 30 days.
- Prevents changes to employees' working conditions for 120 days unless both sides agree.
- Requires a federal board to investigate the dispute and deliver a report within 30 days.
- Places the board's records in the custody of the government mediation agency after termination.
Summary
This order creates a three-member emergency board to investigate unresolved labor disputes between the Long Island Rail Road and certain employees represented by listed labor organizations. The board must be impartial and will produce a report for the President.
The board was made effective November 22, 2013, must report within 30 days, and preserves current working conditions for 120 days unless the parties agree to changes. This pauses unilateral changes and brings a federal review to the conflict.
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