Labor law established a long and elaborate process of national mediation and arbitration, as well as “cooling-off periods,” to encourage management and unions to come to an agreement.

Under the Railway Labor Act, the federal agency that oversees railroad and airline labor relations is the National Mediation Board, which tries to bring the two sides together, and it set up a ...

In 1920, a transportation law was enacted which created the Railroad Labor Board, a board composed of representatives of the carriers, of their employes and of the public, with power to settle ...

President Trump is proudly leading one of the most successful deregulatory efforts in modern history. Rejecting this ...

There used to be 143 federal mediators across the US. After Trump’s cuts, there are just four. The change “is terrible for ...

The National Mediation Board in Washington, D.C., ... In the attendants’ case, the railroad argued that it is not a rail carrier that falls under the jurisdiction of the Railway Labor Act.

business Airlines. Here’s what would it take for pilots, flight attendants to strike under federal law The Railway Labor Act was enacted in 1925 and expanded to include the airlines in 1936.

A majority of Brightline's 104 onboard attendants signed union authorization cards in August and filed them with the National Mediation Board, which oversees rail and airline labor issues.