Executive Order 10542 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10542—Creating a Board of Inquiry To Report on a Labor Dispute Affecting the Operations of Atomic Energy Facilities

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Tuesday, July 6, 1954

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1 min read (231 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1954-07-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Creating a Board of Inquiry To Report on a Labor Dispute Affecting the Operations of Atomic Energy Facilities." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 155, I hereby create a Board of Inquiry, consisting of such members as I shall appoint, to inquire into the issues involved in such dispute.

▪ The Board shall have powers and duties as set forth in Title II of the said Act.

▪ The Board shall report to the President in accordance with the provisions of section 206 of the said Act on or before July 20, 1954.

▪ Upon submission of its report, the Board shall continue in existence to perform such other functions as may be required under the said Act, until the Board is terminated by the President.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

231

1,348 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10542, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jul 6, 1954). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10542-creating-board-inquiry-report-labor-dispute-affecting-the-operations.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WHEREAS there exists a labor dispute between the Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation and certain of its employees represented by Locals 288 and 550, United Gas, Coke, and Chemical Workers, CIO, at certain facilities of the Atomic Energy Commission located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Paducah, Kentucky; and WHEREAS in my opinion such dispute threatens to result in a strike affecting a substantial part of an industry engaged in trade or commerce among the several States or with foreign nations, or in the production of goods for commerce, which strike, if permitted to occur or to continue, will imperil the national safety: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 206 of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, 61 Stat. 155, I hereby create a Board of Inquiry, consisting of such members as I shall appoint, to inquire into the issues involved in such dispute. The Board shall have powers and duties as set forth in Title II of the said Act. The Board shall report to the President in accordance with the provisions of section 206 of the said Act on or before July 20, 1954. Upon submission of its report, the Board shall continue in existence to perform such other functions as may be required under the said Act, until the Board is terminated by the President. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, July 6, 1954.