Overview
- An executive order creates a three‑member panel effective 12:01 a.m. ET on January 16 to investigate unresolved disputes between the Long Island Rail Road and five unions.
- Parties must submit final settlement offers within 30 days of the board’s creation, and the board must report 30 days later with its selection of the most reasonable offer for the President.
- From the request for the board until 60 days after its report, the parties must make no changes to the conditions out of which the disputes arose.
- Labor leaders requested the second board, which postpones a potential work stoppage, with both sides agreeing to avoid job actions until May according to union and local reports.
- The earlier emergency board recommended 14% raises over four years and a $3,000 lump sum, but the MTA countered with 9.5% over three years and not all parties accepted the first board’s recommendations.