Economy, finance and labor

Executive Order 13417: Establishing an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between Metro-North Railroad and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations

President: George W. Bush

Created a three-member board for Metro-North labor disputes under the Railway Labor Act.

Status: Completed/expired. Is Executive Order 13417 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13417 is completed or expired. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13417 do?

A three-member board began on December 7, 2006, had 30 days to investigate and report, and the parties were to preserve disputed conditions for 120 days absent agreement. The National Mediation Board lists Board 240 for Metro-North and its employee coalition, beginning December 7, 2006 with a report dated January 19, 2007.

Administration position: The board investigated and reported; it did not set binding employment terms.
SignedDecember 6, 2006
Earlier frameworkThe Metro-North disputes had not been resolved through Railway Labor Act procedures and an authorized party requested a section 9A board.
Responsible bodyThree-member Presidential Emergency Board and Metro-North parties
Follow-up evidenceJanuary 19, 2007: The National Mediation Board lists Board 240 for Metro-North and its employee coalition, beginning December 7, 2006 with a report dated January 19, 2007.

Before and after

Before the order

The Metro-North disputes had not been resolved through Railway Labor Act procedures and an authorized party requested a section 9A board.

After the order

A three-member board began on December 7, 2006, had 30 days to investigate and report, and the parties were to preserve disputed conditions for 120 days absent agreement.

The National Mediation Board lists Board 240 for Metro-North and its employee coalition, beginning December 7, 2006 with a report dated January 19, 2007.

What did the signed order change?

The Metro-North disputes had not been resolved through Railway Labor Act procedures and an authorized party requested a section 9A board. A three-member board began on December 7, 2006, had 30 days to investigate and report, and the parties were to preserve disputed conditions for 120 days absent agreement.

What happened later?

National Mediation Board — Presidential Emergency Boards: The National Mediation Board lists Board 240 for Metro-North and its employee coalition, beginning December 7, 2006 with a report dated January 19, 2007.

What does that evidence establish?

Section 9A of the Railway Labor Act sets the temporary process and status-quo protections; the board ends on its report. The board listing does not establish the terms of a later collective agreement. Read the signed order for its original terms.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Three-member Presidential Emergency Board and Metro-North partiesInvestigate, report and maintain the statutory status quoUnder the signed order and governing law

What happened next

EO 13417 signed.

The National Mediation Board lists Board 240 for Metro-North and its employee coalition, beginning December 7, 2006 with a report dated January 19, 2007.

Signed order and identified follow-up evidence checked.