06-9632. Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between Metro-North Railroad and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations  

  • Executive Order 13417 of December 6, 2006

    Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between Metro-North Railroad and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations

    Disputes exist between Metro-North Railroad (Metro-North) and certain of its employees represented by certain labor organizations. The labor organizations involved in these disputes are designated on the attached list, which is made a part of this order.

    The disputes have not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, 45 U.S.C. 151 et. seq. (RLA).

    A party empowered by the RLA has requested that the President establish an emergency board pursuant to section 9A of the RLA (45 U.S.C. 159a).

    Section 9A(c) of the RLA provides that the President, upon such request, shall appoint an emergency board to investigate and report on the disputes.

    NOW, THEREFORE, by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 9A of the RLA, it is hereby ordered as follows:

    Section 1. Establishment of Emergency Board (Board). There is established, effective 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on December 7, 2006, a Board of three members to be appointed by the President to investigate and report on these disputes. No member shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railroad employees or any carrier. The Board shall perform its functions subject to the availability of funds.

    Sec. 2. Report. The Board shall report to the President with respect to the disputes within 30 days of its creation.

    Sec. 3. Maintaining Conditions. As provided by section 9A(c) of the RLA, from the date of the creation of the Board and for 120 days thereafter, no change in the conditions out of which the disputes arose shall be made by the parties to the controversy, except by agreement of the parties.Start Printed Page 71460

    Sec. 4. Records Maintenance. The records and files of the Board are records of the Office of the President and upon the Board's termination shall be maintained in the physical custody of the National Mediation Board.

    Sec. 5. Expiration. The Board shall terminate upon the submission of the report provided for in section 2 of this order.

      THE WHITE HOUSE, December 6, 2006. Start Printed Page 71461

    Labor Organizations

    International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers

    International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

    International Brotherhood of Teamsters

    Service Employees International Union-National Conference of Firemen & Oilers

    Sheet Metal Workers' International Association

    Transportation Communications International Union (including Transportation Communications International Union - American Railway and Airline Supervisors Association)

    Transport Workers Union of America

    Filed 12-7-06; 8:50 am]

    Billing code 3195-01-P

    [FR Doc. 06-9632

    Billing code 3195-01-P

Document Information

Published:
12/08/2006
Department:
Executive Office of the President
Entry Type:
Presidential Document
Document Type:
Executive Order
Document Number:
06-9632
Pages:
71457-71461 (5 pages)
EOCitation:
E.O. 13417 of 2006-12-06
PDF File:
06-9632.pdf