National Mediation Board

On March 16, PEB 254, the second POTUS 47-appointed board assigned to the long-running contract dispute between a coalition of five unions and LIRR, “like an earlier appointed board of experts, recommended raises and retroactive pay for rail workers,” reported the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, which is part of the coalition. (LIRR Photograph)

Labor Updates: LIRR, TTC

The second Presidential Advisory Board (PEB) to help settle a years-long contract dispute at MTA Long Island Rail Road in New York issues recommendations. Also, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) formally files for conciliation with Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2, a bargaining unit representing some 700 electrical, signal and cable technicians.

National Mediation Board member Deirdre Hamilton. (NMB Photograph)

NMB’s Hamilton Challenges Termination

National Mediation Board (NMB) member and Democrat Deirdre Hamilton has sued to regain her post following her Oct. 14, 2025, firing by POTUS 47—one of many legally questionable independent federal regulatory agency

(Photograph Courtesy of MTA Long Island Rail Road)

Transit Briefs: LIRR, CTA, Trinity Metro

POTUS 47 appoints a second Presidential Advisory Board (PEB) to help settle an ongoing contract dispute at MTA Long Island Rail Road in New York. Also, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) advances an Innovation Studio pilot project; and Trinity Metro’s TEXRail breaks a ridership record in December.

Commentary

Will NMB, NTSB, STB Stay Independent?

WATCHING WASHINGTON, RAILWAY AGE JANUARY 2026 ISSUE: It’s called “unitary executive theory.” It asserts the Constitution’s Article II provides for one executive, the President, and others may not wield substantial executive power

Another POTUS 47 Firing—NMB This Time

National Mediation Board member Deirdre E. Hamilton, a Democrat, was fired Oct. 14 by POTUS 47, making her one of many legally questionable independent regulatory agency terminations by the POTUS. Hamilton’s departure

Commentary

What does POTUS 47 Intend for NMB, NTSB and STB?

News Item: The President issued an Executive Order Feb. 18 asserting direct control of independent (from the Executive Branch) federal agencies, including the National Mediation Board (NMB, which administers the Railway Labor

(William C. Vantuono Photograph)

Are NJ Transit, BLET Close to Settlement?

Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) 252 has declared New Jersey Transit’s (NJ Transit) “Final Offer as the most reasonable proposal in the ongoing labor negotiations” with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

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