Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between Certain Railroads Represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and Their- Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
Headline: Establishes Emergency Board to Investigate Railroad Labor Disputes
What it does: Federal authorities must appoint a three-member Emergency Board to investigate the railroad disputes and report to the President within 30 days.
- Creates a presidentially appointed board to investigate the railroad labor disputes.
- Places a 30-day freeze on changes to disputed working conditions.
- Requires the Board to submit a report to the President within 30 days.
Summary
The order creates a three-member Emergency Board to investigate disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and their employees represented by listed labor organizations.
The Board must report to the President within 30 days. From the Board's creation until 30 days after its report, neither the railroads nor employees may change the conditions out of which the disputes arose except by agreement. The order aims to prevent interruptions to interstate commerce and protect essential transportation services.
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