July 1, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Re: Sweatt Assumes NMB Chairmanship
Washington, D.C. – The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Ms. Loren E. Sweatt has been named Chair of the National Mediation Board, effective July 1, 2024. Ms. Deirdre Hamilton and Ms. Linda A. Puchala remain as Members of the Board.
Loren Sweatt was confirmed as a Member of the National Mediation Board by the United States Senate on March 7, 2024. Ms. Sweatt transitions to the Board from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions where she most recently was a Senior Professional Staff Member. Prior to the Senate position, Ms. Sweatt also served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor for almost four years. For 15 years, Ms. Sweatt was a Senior Policy Advisor at the Committee on Education and the Workforce in the House of Representatives.
Her experience includes all facets of labor policy. Ms. Sweatt holds a Bachelor of Arts from Texas Christian University and a Master of Business Administration from Marymount University.
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The National Mediation Board (NMB) is an independent agency created by the Railway Labor Act, which governs labor management relations in the railroad and airline industries. To avoid serious disruptions to the Nation’s economy and protect the public interest, the Act imposes on carriers and their employees the duty of settling disputes through negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. The NMB, headed by three Presidential appointees, has as its chief statutory responsibilities: (1) mediation of collective bargaining disputes; (2) determination of employee representation for collective bargaining processes; and (3) administration of a grievance arbitration system.
Contact: NMB Public Information Line: 202-692-5050
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