National Mediation Board
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NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD
Suite 250 East, 1301 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20572
Phone, 202-523-5920
Chairman Ernest W. DuBester
Members Kenneth B. Hipp, Magdalena G. Jacobsen
Chief of Staff Stephen E. Crable
Senior Mediators John Bavis, Jeff MacDonald
General Counsel Ronald M. Etters
Senior Hearing Officers Mary L. Johnson, Joyce M. Klein, Roland Watkins
Director, Development and Technical Services James Armshaw
Senior Research Analyst Donald L. West
Records Officer Reba Streaker
Staff Coordinator/Arbitration Priscilla Zeigler
Chief Financial Officer June King
National Railroad Adjustment Board
Room 944, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2092
Phone, 312-751-4688
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The National Mediation Board, in carrying out the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, assists in maintaining a free flow of commerce in the railroad and airline industries by resolving 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 minor grievances in the railroad industry under section 153 of the Railway Labor Act.
The National Mediation Board was created on June 21, 1934, by an act amending the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151-158, 160-162,
1181-1188).
The Board's major responsibilities include the mediation of disputes over wages, hours, and working conditions that arise between rail and air carriers and organizations representing their employees; and the investigation of representation disputes and certification of employee organizations as representatives of crafts or classes of carrier employees.
Disputes arising out of grievances or interpretation or application of agreements concerning rates of pay, rules, or working conditions in the railroad industry are referable to the National Railroad Adjustment Board. This Board is divided into four divisions and consists of an equal number of representatives of the carriers and of national organizations of employees. In deadlocked cases the National Mediation Board is authorized to appoint a referee to sit with the members of the division for the purpose of making an award.
In the airline industry no national airline adjustment board has been established for settlement of grievances. Over the years the employee...
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