Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between Metro North Commuter Railroad and Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
Emergency Board Ordered to Investigate Metro-North Labor Dispute
What it does
The order directs appointment of a three-member emergency board to investigate the Metro-North labor dispute and report to the President within 30 days.
Real-world impact
- Freezes changes to disputed work conditions for 120 days unless parties agree.
- Requires a three-member board to investigate and report to the President within 30 days.
- Transfers the board's records to the Office of the President and National Mediation Board custody.
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Summary
This order creates a three-member emergency board, effective February 22, 1995, to investigate disputes between Metro-North Commuter Railroad and certain of its employees represented by listed labor organizations. The board must report to the President within 30 days.
The order freezes changes to the disputed working conditions for 120 days unless both sides agree. It also gives the board's records to the Office of the President and directs that, after the board ends, the National Mediation Board keep the files.
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