NMB Representation Rulemaking – November 2009

08-19-10: Materials re the New NMB Voting Procedures:

NMB Notice (37 NMB No. 57)
Sample Notice of Telephone and Internet Voting Instructions
Sample of Telephone and Internet Voting Instructions
Revised Sections of the NMB Representation Manual

06-30-10: New Voting Procedure:

Effective July 1, 2010, the Board’s voting procedures for representation elections will change to add a “No” option and to provide that the majority of votes-cast will determine the outcome of an election. The new procedure will only apply to applications received on or after July 1, 2010. The NMB website will be updated to reflect the changes in the near future.

Final rule; delay of effective date

PDF of the published notice
Text link

Litigation Notice:

Due to ongoing litigation, the earliest effective date of the rule change announced in the Federal Register on May 11, 2010 will be June 30, 2010. We will provide further information here as it becomes available.

Final Rule of the Board (effective June 10, 2010)

To access the Decision via the Federal Register (PDF)  click here.
Raw text from the Federal Register:  click here.
OR to open the Decision in PDF format from the NMB website:  click here.

The Proposal:

Full text effective November 3, 2009
Access via the Federal Register: Link 1 or Link 2

(Note: If a link to the Federal Register doesn’t work, click on the “Full text” above to open the Proposal from the NMB website.)

Proposal Clarification:

Text version
PDF version

FOIA Request and Request to Extend Comment Period:

F-1498 FOIA Request 11-04-09
F-1498 FOIA Response 11-18-09
F-1498 Extension 12-03-09
F-1498 Extension 12-11-09
F-1498 Ltr to Board 12-15-09
F-1498 FOIA Response 12-17-09
F-1498 Letter fm Littler 12-18-09
F-1498 Renewed Request 12-23-09
F-1498 FOIA Appeal Request 12-23-09
F-1498 Appeal Response 01-19-10