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Executive Order 13003
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 the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Disputes exist between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference, including Consolidated Rail Corporation (including the Clearfield Cluster), Burlington Northern Railroad Co., CSX Transportation Inc., Norfolk Southern Railway Co., Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., Union Pacific Railroad, Chicago & North Western Railway Co., Kansas City Southern Railway Co., and their employees represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes. The railroads involved in these disputes are designated on the attached list, which is made a part of this order.
Signed by William Jefferson Clinton on May 15, 1996.
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author = {{Power & Politics}},
title = {{Executive Order 13003: 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 the Brotherhood of Mai…}},
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note = {Reference number eo-13003; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/05/17/96-12720/establishing-an-emergency-board-to-investigate-disputes-between-certain-railroads-represented-by-the; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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