Establishing a Second Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
Headline: Creates Second Emergency Board to Resolve Long Island Rail Road Disputes
What it does: The order directs the establishment of a three-member emergency board to investigate and report on disputes between the Long Island Rail Road and its represented employees.
- Requires the Long Island Rail Road and unions to submit final offers within 30 days.
- Creates a presidentially appointed three-member board to investigate and report.
- Freezes changes to dispute conditions until 60 days after the board's report.
Summary
This order creates a second emergency board to investigate and report on labor disputes between the Long Island Rail Road Company and its employees represented by several unions. The board will have a chair and two members appointed by the President and will operate subject to available funds.
The order names several unions involved and requires the parties to submit final settlement offers to the board; the board must select the most reasonable offer and report to the President. It also prevents parties from changing dispute conditions during the process.
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