(The National Mediation Board issued the following on November 29.)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Effective December 1, 2007, President George W. Bush established Emergency Board 242 to investigate collective bargaining disputes between National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) and certain of its employees represented by certain labor organizations.
Pursuant to the Railway Labor Act (RLA), 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 are permissible following the creation of the Emergency Board and for the 30 days following the date the Emergency Board has made its report to the President.