Establishing An Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between The Long Island Rail Road Company And Certain Of Its Employees Represented By Certain Labor Organizations

The order triggers a formal review while requiring the railroad and unions to preserve existing conditions for 120 days unless they agree otherwise.

What the order does ​

• Establishes a three-member presidential emergency board effective September 18, 2025.
• Requires the board to investigate the disputes and report to the President within 30 days.
• Bars unilateral changes to the disputed conditions for 120 days after the board’s creation.
• Ends the board when it submits its report and transfers its records to the National Mediation Board.
• Assigns publication costs to the Department of Transportation.

Who it affects ​

• Long Island Rail Road and employees represented by five named rail labor unions.
• Long Island Rail Road passengers who depend on continued rail operations.

Context ​

The Railway Labor Act requires the President to appoint an emergency board when authorized parties request one.