Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between Certain Railroads Represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and Their Employees Represented by the Transportation Communications International Union

1996-05-10Executive Order 13001
Signed by: William J. Clinton
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Headline: Establishes Emergency Board to Investigate Major Railroad Labor Dispute

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

Real World Impact:
  • Prevents railroads and employees from changing working conditions during review period.
  • Requires a formal investigation and a report to the President within 30 days.
  • Transfers Board records to the National Mediation Board after termination.
Topics: labor disputes, rail transportation, interstate commerce, government oversight

Summary

This order creates a three-member emergency board, appointed by the President, to investigate a labor dispute between certain railroads and employees represented by the Transportation Communications International Union. The board must report to the President within 30 days.

The order prevents the railroads and employees from changing the conditions that caused the dispute from the board's creation and for 30 days after the report, unless both sides agree. It also directs that the board's records be kept by the National Mediation Board after the board ends.

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