President Sets Up Second Board to Mediate Rail Road Labor Drama
Published Date: 1/20/2026
Presidential Document
Summary
The President has set up a second emergency board to help solve ongoing disagreements between the Long Island Rail Road Company and several of its employee unions. This new board started work on January 16, 2026, and will review final settlement offers within 30 days to find a fair solution. This move affects workers and the company, aiming to avoid strikes and keep trains running smoothly without extra costs for now.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Second Emergency Board and Deadlines
The President created a second Emergency Board effective January 16, 2026, made up of a chair and two members appointed by the President. The parties must submit final settlement offers to the Board within 30 days after the Board is created, and the Board must submit a report selecting the most reasonable offer within 30 days after those final offers are submitted.
Freeze on Changing Dispute Conditions
From the time a request to establish the Board is made until 60 days after the Board submits its report, the parties to the controversy must make no change in the conditions out of which the disputes arose except by agreement of the parties. That no-change period lasts through the 60 days after the Board's report is submitted to the President.
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