Railway Labor Act

WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT April 1, 2019 – April 5, 2019 MEDIATION/ADR New Dockets: Case # Carrier Org. Craft/Class Mediator(s) GM-170 NIRC TCU 4 – Clerks Durham Ratifications:  None Cooling Off Periods/Strike Activity:  None REPRESENTATION New Applications: Case #/Docket Date Carrier Org. Approx No. of Emp. – Craft or Class Investigator CR-7203 Alaska Airlines, Inc. AMFA Read More

WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT April 8, 2019 – April 12, 2019 MEDIATION/ADR New Dockets: None Ratifications:  None Cooling Off Periods/Strike Activity:  None REPRESENTATION New Applications: None  Ballot Instructions Mailed: None Elections Underway: None Cases Closed: None Interference Cases:  None   ARBITRATION (estimates) Please click on the link below to view open and closed Arbitration cases. NMB Read More

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07-26-19: Final Rule – Decertification of Representatives 04-01-19: Comments 03-28-19: Public Hearing Transcript 03-01-19: Proposed Rule: Notice of Public Hearing 01-31-19: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Decertification of Representatives 05-29-19: Final Rule – Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the National Mediation Board 11-01-18: Interim Final Regulation – Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees Read More

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD Press Release Washington, D.C. 20572 (202) 692-5000 October 29, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD  (NMB) Contact: NMB Public Information Line — (202) 692-5050 Re: Sims Appointed as Director of the Office of Mediation Services Washington, DC — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Ms. Patricia  S. Sims Read More

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD Press Release Washington, D.C. 20572 (202) 692-5000 January 10, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD  (NMB) Contact: NMB Public Information Line — (202) 692-5050 Re: Frontier Airlines and ALPA Ratified Agreement Washington, D.C. – The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Frontier Airlines and members of the Airline Pilots Read More

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD Press Release Washington, D.C. 20572 (202) 692-5000 January 31, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD  (NMB) Contact: NMB Public Information Line — (202) 692-5050 Re: NMB Proposes Rule to Simplify Decertification; Eliminate Straw Man Requirement  Washington, D.C. – On January 31,2019, the National Mediation Board (NMB) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Read More

Posts for particularly important NMB information: Updates to the National Mediation Board’s Representation Manual Arbitrator Travel Reimbursement NMB Status of Funding and Section 3 Activities for Fiscal Year 2024 Unfunded Liability 2023 and NMB Ambassador Program Implementation of Proposed Changes to the National Me NMB Status of Funding and Section 3 Activities for Fiscal Year Read More

Maria-Kate Dowling General Counsel Maria-Kate Dowling is General Counsel of the National Mediation Board. As General Counsel, she serves as the Chief Legal Officer of the agency and manages the Board’s representation program and a legal program which includes litigation. In this role, Ms. Dowling provides legal advice to the Board Members and agency staff. Read More

Michael Jerger Acting Director of Office Administration Michael Jerger joined the National Mediation Board in June, 2019 as the Chief Financial Officer. In this role Mr. Jerger serves as a senior advisor to the Board and staff on financial, budgetary, and resource management decisions. In addition, he directs the financial management of the NMB and Read More

Terri D. Brown Director, Office of Arbitration Services Terri D Brown is the Director of the Office of Arbitration Services at the National Mediation Board (NMB). Ms. Brown is responsible for all aspects of grievance and interest arbitration in the airline and railroad industries. Ms. Brown joined the NMB in 2002 as a Mediator and Read More

Christopher Beebe Office of Mediation Services Mr. Beebe joined the NMB on July 31, 2023. As the Director of Mediation Services, he has overall responsibility for the administration and management of the NMB Mediation programs to assist in the negotiations of collective bargaining agreements, resolution of minor disputes through grievance mediation, and training and utilization Read More

The National Mediation Board (NMB), established by the 1934 amendments to the Railway Labor Act of 1926, is an independent U.S. federal government agency that facilitates labor-management relations within the nation’s railroad and airline industries. Pursuant to the Railway Labor Act, NMB programs provide dispute resolution processes to effectively meet its statutory objectives: avoiding interruption Read More

All Arbitrators should read and understand applicable notices issued by the Director of Arbitration.   6-11-2024 Section 3 Briefing, June 11, 2024 5-31-2024 Arbitrator Travel Reimbursement 3-1-2024 NMB Notice – Status of Funding and Section 3 Activities for Fiscal Year 2024 11-17-2023 Unfunded Liability 2023 and NMB Ambassador Program 9-29-2023 NMB Notice – Status of Read More

Arbitration WorkSpace (AWS) The AWS is an online system for arbitrators to schedule cases, make next month’s work request and report on last month’s work completed. You must register and use this system in order to be assigned cases and be paid. Login to the AWS Arbitrator Travel Guidelines Arbitrator Ethics Guidelines AWS User Access Read More