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Executive Order 12967 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 12967—Establishing an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between Metro North Commuter Railroad and Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations

William J. Clinton William J. Clinton
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Monday, July 31, 1995
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2 min read (390 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President William J. Clinton on 1995-07-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between Metro North Commuter Railroad and Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations." 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 disputes have not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C.
▪ Section 9A(e) of the Act provides that the President, upon such request, shall appoint a second emergency board to investigate and report on the disputes.
▪ There is established effective July 31, 1995, a board of three members to be appointed by the President to investigate these disputes.
▪ No member shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railroad employees or any carrier.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
390
2,334 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.23
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 12967, William J. Clinton (Jul 31, 1995). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12967-establishing-emergency-board-investigate-disputes-between-metro.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
Disputes exist between Metro North Commuter Railroad and certain employees represented by certain labor organizations. The labor organizations involved in these disputes are designated on the attached list, which is made a part of this order. The disputes have not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) (the "Act"). Parties empowered by the Act have requested that the President establish a second emergency board pursuant to section 9A of the Act (45 U.S.C. 159a). Section 9A(e) of the Act provides that the President, upon such request, shall appoint a second emergency board to investigate and report on the disputes. Now, Therefore, by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 9A of the Act, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Establishment of the Board. There is established effective July 31, 1995, a board of three members to be appointed by the President to investigate these disputes. 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. Within 30 days after creation of the board, the parties to the disputes shall submit to the board final offers for settlement of the disputes. Within 30 days after submission of final offers for settlement of the disputes, the board shall submit a report to the President setting forth its selection of the most reasonable offer. Sec. 3. Maintaining Conditions. As provided by section 9A(h) of the Act, from the time a request to establish a board is made until 60 days after the board makes its report, no change, except by agreement, shall be made by the parties in the conditions out of which the disputes arose. Sec. 4. Records Maintenance. The records and files of the board are records of the Office of the President and upon the board's termination shall be maintained in the physical custody of the National Mediation Board. Sec. 5. Expiration. The board shall terminate upon submission of the report provided for in section 2 of this order. William J. Clinton The White House, July 31, 1995. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:52 p.m., July 31, 1995]