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Executive Order 12714 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12714—Establishment of a Presidential Emergency Board To Investigate Railroad Labor Disputes

George Bush George Bush
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Thursday, May 3, 1990
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2 min read (323 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 George Bush on 1990-05-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishment of a Presidential Emergency Board To Investigate Railroad Labor Disputes." 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

▪ These disputes have not been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended; 45 U.S.C.
▪ No member shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railroad employees or any railroad carrier.
▪ The board shall perform its functions subject to the availability of funds.
▪ The board shall report to the President with respect to these disputes.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
323
2,043 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 12714, George Bush (May 3, 1990). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12714-establishment-presidential-emergency-board-investigate-railroad.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE DISPUTES BETWEEN CERTAIN RAILROADS REPRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL CARRIERS' CONFERENCE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL RAILWAY LABOR CONFERENCE AND THEIR EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY CERTAIN LABOR ORGANIZATIONS Disputes exist between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and their employees represented by certain labor organizations. The railroads and labor organizations involved in these disputes are designated on the attached lists, which are made a part of this order. These disputes have not been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended; 45 U.S.C. 151-188 ("the Act"). In the judgment of the National Mediation Board, the disputes threaten substantially to interrupt interstate commerce to a degree that would deprive various sections of the country of essential transportation service. Now, Therefore, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including section 10 of the Act, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Creation of Emergency Board. There is created, effective May 5, 1990, a board of three members to be appointed by the President to investigate the disputes. No member shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railroad employees or any railroad carrier. The board shall perform its functions subject to the availability of funds. Sec. 2. Report. The board shall report to the President with respect to these disputes. Sec. 3. Maintaining Conditions. From the date of the creation of the board and for 30 days after the board has made its report with respect to these disputes to the President, no change, except by agreement of the parties, shall be made by the railroads or the employees in the conditions out of which the disputes arose. Sec. 4. Expiration. The board shall terminate upon the submission of the report referred to in sections 2 and 3 of this order. George Bush The White House, May 3, 1990.