March 24, 2014 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: CBS New York, March 23, 2014) NEW YORK — President Barack Obama has appointed a second Presidential Emergency Board to help resolve a labor dispute between the Long Island Rail Road and some of its employees. Full story and audio: CBS New...
October 1, 2013 | Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, October 1, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Please be advised that the National Mediation Board is closed indefinitely due to a lack of funding. We will send another notification when the agency reopens. Click here for a copy...
August 6, 2013 | Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, August 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that on August 1, 2013, Mr. Nicholas Christopher Geale was confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as the third Board...
July 3, 2012 | Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, July 2, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Harry R. Hoglander has been named Chairman of the National Mediation Board, effective July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013....
May 22, 2012 | Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: The Hill, May 19, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic lawmakers have waded into what’s becoming a messy union organizing battle at American Airlines. Both senators and House members have sent letters to American Airlines CEO Tom Horton this week asking...
February 2, 2012 | Headlines, National Mediation Board, War on Workers
(Source: USA Today, February 2, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Aviation Administration would get a four-year authorization after years of temporary extensions, under a compromise that congressional negotiators announced Tuesday. The bill sets a new requirement...
September 16, 2011 | Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: Journal of Commerce, September 15, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Journal of Commerce reports that late on Thursday, the Senate passed a “clean” bill to extend the Federal Aviation Administration’s operations through Jan. 31, 2012, thereby avoiding a...
September 16, 2011 | Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: Journal of Commerce, September 15, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Journal of Commerce reports that late on Thursday, the Senate passed a “clean” bill to extend the Federal Aviation Administration’s operations through Jan. 31, 2012, thereby avoiding a...
September 15, 2011 | Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: Journal of Commerce, September 13, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Journal of Commerce reported that the House unanimously approved extending highway and aviation spending on September 13. The $25.6 billion bill includes none of the policy issues that sharply...
September 15, 2011 | Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: Journal of Commerce, September 13, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Journal of Commerce reported that the House unanimously approved extending highway and aviation spending on September 13. The $25.6 billion bill includes none of the policy issues that sharply...