For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 12, 2004
Statement by the Press Secretary
The President has received the report and recommendations of the
Presidential Emergency Board appointed in the dispute between the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and certain of its
employees represented by the United Transportation Union. The
President appreciates the Board's diligent work in this matter.
The President urges the parties to continue to work in good faith
to resolve their dispute, taking into account the Emergency Board's
recommendations. If the parties fail to reach agreement, the Railway
Labor Act provides for the appointment of a second Emergency Board to
address the dispute.
The National Mediation Board intends to make the text of the report
available at www.nmb.gov.
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