07 24 2024: Emergency Board Created on New Jersey Transit/ Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Dispute

July 24, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

EMERGENCY BOARD CREATED ON NEW JERSEY TRANSIT/ BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN DISPUTE

Washington, D.C. - By Executive Order on July 24, 2024, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. established Presidential Emergency Board No. 251 to investigate collective bargaining disputes between New Jersey Transit and their Locomotive Engineers represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen.

Pursuant to the Railway Labor Act, the Emergency Board will conduct a hearing and make a recommendation for settlement within 30 days of the President's creation of the Emergency Board. No work stoppages, and no changes in the conditions out of which the disputes arose (except by agreement of the parties), are permissible for 120 days following the creation of the Emergency Board.

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The National Mediation Board (NMB) is an independent agency created by the Railway Labor Act, which governs labor management relations in the railroad and airline industries. To avoid serious disruptions to the Nation's economy and protect the public interest, the Act imposes on carriers and their employees the duty of settling disputes through negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. The NMB, headed by three Presidential appointees, has as its chief statutory responsibilities: (1) mediation of collective bargaining disputes; (2) determination of employee representation for collective bargaining processes; and (3) administration of a grievance arbitration system.

Contact: NMB Public Information Line: 202-692-5050

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