Formed 1934 Founded 1934 Annual budget 12.7 million USD (2013) | Website nmb.gov Number of employees 49 (2013) | |
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Agency executives Harry R. Hoglander, Chairman of the National Mediation BoardNicholas C. Geale, MemberLinda A. Puchala, MemberDaniel Rainey, Executive Director Headquarters Washington, D.C., United States | ||
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The National Mediation Board (NMB) is an independent agency of the United States government that coordinates labor-management relations within the U.S. railroads and airlines industries.
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- Americans for limited government president bill wilson on national mediation board legislation
- National mediation board rule to benefit unions instead of workers
- History
- Contracts
- References
National mediation board rule to benefit unions instead of workers
History
The board was established by the 1934 amendments to the Railway Labor Act of 1926 and is headed by a three-person panel of Presidential appointees.
NMB programs provide an integrated dispute resolution process to meet the statutory objective of minimizing strikes and other work stoppages in the airline and railroad industries. The NMB's integrated processes specifically are designed to promote three statutory goals:
Contracts
Under the Railway Labor Act, an airline or railroad union contract does not expire; it remains in force and amendable until a new contract is ratified by the union members or either side exercises "self-help," which could be a strike by employees or a lockout by management. Before this can happen, the NMB-appointed mediator must declare an impasse in negotiations, which starts a 30-day cooling off period, during which negotiations continue. Once the 30-day period has passed, either side is free to exercise self-help, unless the President authorizes a Presidential Emergency Board. The US Congress also has the power to impose a contract, but that has rarely happened in recent years.