Obama intervenes in N.J. rail dispute for second time
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President Obama on Thursday issued an executive order creating a second emergency board to handle the dispute between the New Jersey Transit Rail and a dozen labor unions, including the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen.
The first board, convened in July, recommended a resolution that was rejected. The unions are looking for a pay raise and limits on what they can be charged for healthcare coverage.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I appreciate that these dedicated individuals have agreed to devote their talent and years of experience working on labor-management disputes to help reach a swift and smooth resolution of this issue," Obama said when he issued the executive order.
He named lawyer Joshua Javits, who owns a mediation firm, chairman of the three-person board. The other two members are Elizabeth Neumeier and Nancy Peace, both of whom have long resumes working as arbitrators and mediators.