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National Mediation Board (NMB)
Practical Law Glossary Item 6-517-3021 (Approx. 2 pages)
Glossary
National Mediation Board (NMB)
An independent federal agency charged with administering the Railway Labor Act (RLA). The NMB's primary duties are:
- Investigating who is the appropriate representative of a carrier's employees to resolve representation disputes.
- Holding elections or using other means such as union authorization card counts to ascertain the employees' choice of a representative, if any.
- Determining:
- election rules; and
- voter eligibility.
- Investigating alleged interference with elections.
- Ordering reruns of elections or other remedies for election interference.
- Certifying election results and unions as representatives of crafts or classes.
- Mediating collective bargaining disputes, also known under the RLA as minor disputes.
The NMB consists of three members selected by the President and confirmed by the Senate for three-year terms.
For more information, see Practice Note, Railway Labor Act: Overview.