Establishing an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations

2014-03-25Executive Order 13663
Signed by: Barack Obama
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Headline: Establishes Emergency Board to Investigate Long Island Rail Road Disputes

What it does: Federal officials must appoint a three-member emergency board to investigate the LIRR labor dispute and have the National Mediation Board keep the board's records after it ends.

Real World Impact:
  • Requires the railroad and unions to submit final settlement offers within 30 days.
  • Bars parties from changing dispute-related conditions until 60 days after the report.
  • Creates a three-member independent board to investigate and recommend a settlement.
Topics: labor disputes, rail transportation, collective bargaining, mediation

Summary

This order creates a temporary, three-member emergency board to investigate and report on bargaining disputes between the Long Island Rail Road Company and certain employees represented by the listed labor organizations.

The parties must submit final settlement offers within 30 days, and the board must choose the most reasonable offer within 30 days after receiving them. During the process, neither side may change the conditions that led to the dispute until 60 days after the board files its report, and the National Mediation Board will keep the records after termination.

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