Executive Order 13409: Establishing an Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and its Locomotive Engineers Represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
President: George W. Bush
Set up a three-member board for the SEPTA locomotive-engineer labor dispute.
Status: Completed/expired. Is Executive Order 13409 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13409 is completed or expired. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13409 do?
Board 239 began on July 8, 2006, had 30 days to report, and imposed the statutory 120-day status-quo period on the parties. It ended when it reported. The National Mediation Board lists Board 239 for SEPTA and BLET, beginning July 8, 2006, with a report dated September 15, 2006.
Before and after
Before the order
The Railway Labor Act section 9A allowed a requested emergency board for a commuter-rail dispute after ordinary adjustment failed.
After the order
Board 239 began on July 8, 2006, had 30 days to report, and imposed the statutory 120-day status-quo period on the parties. It ended when it reported.
The National Mediation Board lists Board 239 for SEPTA and BLET, beginning July 8, 2006, with a report dated September 15, 2006.
What did the signed order change?
The Railway Labor Act section 9A allowed a requested emergency board for a commuter-rail dispute after ordinary adjustment failed. Board 239 began on July 8, 2006, had 30 days to report, and imposed the statutory 120-day status-quo period on the parties. It ended when it reported.
What happened later?
National Mediation Board — Presidential Emergency Boards: The National Mediation Board lists Board 239 for SEPTA and BLET, beginning July 8, 2006, with a report dated September 15, 2006.
What does that evidence establish?
Section 9A of the Railway Labor Act controls the emergency-board procedure. A report is advisory within the bargaining process. The board entry does not by itself prove the terms of a later settlement. Read the signed order for its original terms.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Three-member Presidential Emergency Board and disputing parties | Investigate, report and maintain conditions for the statutory period | Under the signed order and governing law |
What happened next
EO 13409 signed.
The National Mediation Board lists Board 239 for SEPTA and BLET, beginning July 8, 2006, with a report dated September 15, 2006.
Signed order and identified follow-up evidence checked.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
Section 9A of the Railway Labor Act controls the emergency-board procedure. A report is advisory within the bargaining process.
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
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