Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations

2014-06-18Executive Order 13670
Signed by: Barack Obama
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Headline: Establishes Emergency Board to Investigate Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Dispute

What it does: The order directs the President to appoint a three-member emergency board to investigate the labor dispute and report within 30 days.

Real World Impact:
  • Prevents parties from changing working conditions for 120 days.
  • Requires a federal board to investigate and report within 30 days.
  • Places the board's records under custody of the National Mediation Board.
Topics: labor disputes, public transit, workplace negotiations, federal mediation

Summary

This order establishes a three-member emergency board to investigate disputes between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and certain employees represented by labor organizations listed in the order. The board must be appointed by the President and must report to the President within 30 days.

The order bars either side from changing the conditions at issue for 120 days and states that, after the board ends, its records will be kept by the National Mediation Board.

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