Executive Order 12486 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12486—Establishment of Emergency Board No. 204 To Investigate a Railroad Labor Dispute

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Friday, August 24, 1984

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2 min read (312 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 Ronald Reagan on 1984-08-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishment of Emergency Board No. 204 To Investigate a Railroad Labor Dispute." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ The dispute has not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended ("the Act").

▪ Section 9A(c) of the Act provides that the President, upon such a request, shall appoint an emergency board to investigate and report on the dispute.

▪ Now, Therefore, by the authority vested in me by Section 9A of the Act, as amended (45 U.S.C.

▪ There is established, effective August 25, 1984, a board of three members to be appointed by the President to investigate this dispute.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

312

1,914 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12486, Ronald Reagan (Aug 24, 1984). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12486-establishment-emergency-board-no-204-investigate-railroad-labor.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen A dispute exists between the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen representing employees of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation. The dispute has not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended ("the Act"). A party empowered by the Act has requested that the President establish an emergency board pursuant to Section 9A of the Act. Section 9A(c) of the Act provides that the President, upon such a request, shall appoint an emergency board to investigate and report on the dispute. Now, Therefore, by the authority vested in me by Section 9A of the Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. section 159a), it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Establishment of Board. There is established, effective August 25, 1984, a board of three members to be appointed by the President to investigate this dispute. No member shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railroad employees or any carrier. The board shall perform its functions subject to the availability of funds. Sec. 2. Report. The board shall report its findings to the President with respect to the dispute within 30 days after the date of its creation. Sec. 3. Maintaining Conditions. As provided by Section 9A(c) of the Act, as amended, from the date of the creation of the board, and for 120 days thereafter, no change, except by agreement of the parties, shall be made by the carrier or the employees, in the conditions out of which the dispute arose. Sec. 4. Expiration. The board shall terminate upon the submission of the report provided for in Section 2 of this Order. RONALD REAGAN The White House, August 24, 1984. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:46 a.m., August 27, 1984]