Establishing a Second Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
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State-Enforced Labor Control: Using Final Offer Selection to Suppress Strike Leverage
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Low RiskSigned by: DONALD J. TRUMP
Signed: 1/14/2026
Last Updated: 3/15/2026
Executive Order
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This order suppresses a transit strike via forced arbitration, prioritizing optics over resolution. Republicans miss that state intervention shields management from market labor costs; Democrats miss that "cooling-off" periods strip union leverage. It replaces bargaining with federal fiat.
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