National Mediation Board

Pages472-475

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

1301 K Street NW., Suite 250 East, Washington, DC 20572

Phone, 202-692-5000. Internet, www.nmb.gov.

Chairman Edward J. Fitzmaurice, Jr.

Members Harry R. Hoglander, Read Van de Water

Chief of Staff Benetta Mansfield

Deputy Chief of Staff (Mediation) Larry Gibbons

Senior Mediators Patricia Sims, Les Parmelee

Deputy Chief of Staff (Alternative Daniel Rainey

Dispute Resolution Development and Technology)

Senior Mediator (Alternative Linda Puchala

Dispute Resolution)

Public Information Officer Donald West

General Counsel, Office of Legal Mary Johnson

Affairs

Associate General Counsel Kate Dowling

Counsels Eileen M. Hennessey, Susanna Fisher, Cristina Bonaca

Director, Arbitration Services Roland Watkins

Director, Finance and Administration June King

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The National Mediation Board assists in maintaining a free flow of commerce in therailroadand airlineindustries by resolving labor-

management disputes that could disrupt travel or imperil the economy. The Board also handles railroad and airline employee representation disputes and provides administrative and financial support in adjusting grievances in the railroad industry.

The National Mediation Board (NMB), established by the 1934 amendments to the Railway Labor Act (RLA) of 1926 (45 U.S.C. 151-158, 160-162,

1181-1188), is an independent agency preforming a central role in facilitating harmonious labor management relations within two of the Nation's key transportation sectors--the railroads and airlines. Pursuant to the RLA, NMB programs provide an integrated dispute resolution process that effectively meets the NMB's statutory mandate to minimize work stoppages by securing voluntary agreements.

The RLA has five general purposes, as follows:

--to avoid interruptions to interstate commerce in the airline and railroad industries;

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--to ensure the right of employees to freely determine whether they wish to be represented for collective bargaining purposes;

--to ensure the independence of labor and management for self-

organization to carry out the purposes of the act;

--to provide for the prompt and orderly settlement of collective bargaining disputes; and

--to provide for the prompt and orderly settlement of disputes over the interpretation of existing collective bargaining agreements.

The Railway Labor Act of 1926 provided for mandatory mediation and interest arbitration in contract...

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