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Executive Order 14374
Establishing a Second Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
Signed January 14, 2026, printed at 91 FR 2457. 6 sections of substance, 653 words.
This order sets up a board. The board will look at a rail dispute. It covers the Long Island Rail Road and its unions.
Sec. 1.
Establishment of a Second Emergency Board (Board). There is established, effective 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 16, 2026, a Board composed of a chair and two other members, all of whom shall 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.
Establishment of a Second Emergency Board (Board). There is established, effective 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 16, 2026, a Board composed of a chair and two other members, all of whom shall 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.
This sets up a second emergency board. It starts January 16, 2026. It has a chair and two other members. The President names all three. They must look into the rail disputes. They must then report. No member may hold a stake in a rail union. None may hold a stake in a carrier. The board works as funds allow.
Sec. 2. Report
As provided by section 9A(f) of the RLA, within 30 days after the creation of the Board, the parties to the disputes shall submit to the Board final offers for settlement of the disputes. As provided by section 9A(g) of the RLA, within 30 days after the submission of final offers for settlement of the disputes, the Board shall submit a report to the President setting forth the Board's selection of the most reasonable offer.
As provided by section 9A(f) of the RLA, within 30 days after the creation of the Board, the parties to the disputes shall submit to the Board final offers for settlement of the disputes. As provided by section 9A(g) of the RLA, within 30 days after the submission of final offers for settlement of the disputes, the Board shall submit a report to the President setting forth the Board's selection of the most reasonable offer.
This sets the report steps. A rail labor law governs them. Each side has 30 days to file a final offer. Those go to the board. The board then has 30 days of its own. It must report to the President. It must pick one of the offers. The one it finds most reasonable wins.
Sec. 3. Maintaining Conditions
As provided by section 9A(h) of the RLA, from the time a request to establish the Board is made until 60 days after the Board submits its report to the President, the parties to the controversy shall make no change in the conditions out of which the disputes arose except by agreement of the parties. [[Page 2458]]
As provided by section 9A(h) of the RLA, from the time a request to establish the Board is made until 60 days after the Board submits its report to the President, the parties to the controversy shall make no change in the conditions out of which the disputes arose except by agreement of the parties. [[Page 2458]]
This freezes the dispute. A rail labor law sets the rule. The freeze starts when the board is asked for. It runs until 60 days after the board reports. That report goes to the President. Neither side may change the terms at issue. A change is allowed only if both sides agree.
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.
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.
This covers the paperwork. The board keeps records and files. Those count as records of the President's office. The board will end its work at some point. Its papers then move. A national mediation board takes physical custody of them.
Sec. 5. Expiration
The Board shall terminate upon the submission of the report to the President provided for in section 2 of this order.
The Board shall terminate upon the submission of the report to the President provided for in section 2 of this order.
This sets an end date. The board closes once it reports.
Sec. 6. Costs of Publication
The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of Transportation. <GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT> (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, January 14, 2026. [FR Doc. 2026-01061 Filed 1-16-26; 11:15 am] Billing code 4910-9X-P </pre></body> </html>
The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of Transportation. <GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT> (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, January 14, 2026. [FR Doc. 2026-01061 Filed 1-16-26; 11:15 am] Billing code 4910-9X-P </pre></body> </html>
This settles who pays to print the order. The transportation department bears that cost. The rest of the passage is filing detail. It gives the signature line. It gives the White House date. That date is January 14, 2026. A docket number follows.
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