The negotiating team is scheduled to engage in mediation for the latest national railroad contract on the following days:
- March 31, 2022
- April 6, 2022
- April 11, 2022
- April 20, 2022
- May 4, 2022
- May 5, 2022
We were released from mediation by the NMB on June 15. A proffer of arbitration was made, which the unions rejected. A 30-day cooling-off period began on June 17. The next scheduled meeting with the NMB for July 12 was fruitless. President Biden has issued an executive order establishing a Presidential Emergency Board.
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