Executive Order 14128: Establishing a Second Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between New Jersey Transit Rail Operations and Its Locomotive Engineers Represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Created Presidential Emergency Board 252 to select the more reasonable final offer in the unresolved NJ Transit locomotive-engineers dispute.
Status: Completed/expired. Is Executive Order 14128 still in effect? No. Executive Order 14128 is completed or expired. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 14128 do?
The second emergency board had to select the more reasonable final offer, with the parties maintaining the statutory status quo.
Before and after
Before the order
Board 251 had reported, a public-interest board had convened, and the parties remained unable to settle.
After the order
Board 252 submitted its report on January 20, 2025, starting a 60-day no-work-stoppage period. Its temporary assignment then ended.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Board 252 | Investigate and select the more reasonable offer | January 20, 2025 |
| Parties | Maintain status quo | 60 days after report |
What happened next
EO 14128 signed.
Board 252 established.
Board submitted its report.
NMB announced completion.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
Railway Labor Act section 9A governed the process. The report selected an offer for statutory purposes but did not itself create a permanent nationwide labor rule.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- NMB — Board 252 announcement and report (opens in a new tab) Official record
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