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Press Releases

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FY2025

08/19/2025: LIRR AND BLET, BRS, IAMAW, IBEW, AND TCU ENTER COOLING-OFF PERIOD

05/12/2025: National Mediation Board Statement On New Jersey Transit Rail Operations / Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers And Trainmen

01-22-2025: Presidential Emergency Board no. 252 issues a report on New Jersey Transit Rail Operations / Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen dispute

11-25-2024: Second Emergency Board Created On New Jersey Transit Rail Operations/ Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers And Trainmen Dispute

FY2024
07-24-2024: Emergency Board Created on New Jersey Transit/ Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Dispute

07-01-2024: Gate Gourmet and UNITE/IBT Employee Representative Council Enter Cooling-Off Period

07-01-2024: Sweatt Assumes Chairmanship

06-24-2024: NJT and BLET Enter Cooling-Off Period

04-03-2024: New Board Member Sweatt Sworn In, Assumes Position with NMB

12-15-2023: McGuckin Appointed as Supervisory Mediator in the Office of Mediation Services

12-15-2023: Tosi Appointed as Supervisory Mediator in the Office of Mediation Services

FY2023

07-31-2023: Beebe Appointed Director of Mediation Services

07-01-2023:  Hamilton Assumes NMB Chairmanship

FY2022

07-18-2022: Members Appointed to PEB No. 250

07-15-2022: Emergency Board Created On NCCC Dispute

07-01-2022: Puchala Assumes NMB Chairmanship

06-17-2022: NCCC and Twelve Unions Enter Cooling-Off Period

01-25-2022: New Board Member Hamilton Sworn In, Assumes Position with NMB

FY2021

09-03-2021: NMB Electronic Voting Notice

07-01-2021: Fauth Assumes NMB Chairmanship

10-01-2020: Dowling Appointed Acting General Counsel

FY 2020

08-17-2020: Gallop Appointed as Senior Mediator in the Office of Mediation Services

08-03-2020: Livingood Appointed as Senior Mediator in the Office of Mediation Services

07-01-20: Fortson Assumes NMB Chairmanship

03-29-20: Brown Appointed as Director of the Office of Arbitration Services

FY 2019

07-26-19: Final Rule to Simplify Decertification

07-01-19: Puchala Assumes NMB Chairmanship

01-31-19: NMB Proposes Rule to Simplify Decertification; Eliminate Straw Man Requirement

01-10-19: Frontier Airlines and ALPA Ratified Agreement

10-29-18: Sims Appointed as Director of the Office of Mediation Services