For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 7, 2002
Executive Order: Creating a Board of Inquiry to Report on Certain Labor Disputes Affecting the Maritime Industry of the United States
WHEREAS, there exists a labor dispute between, on the one hand,
employees represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse
Union and, on the other hand, employers and the bargaining association
of employers who are (1) U.S. and foreign steamship companies operating
ships or employed as agents for ships engaged in service to or from the
Pacific Coast ports in California, Oregon, and Washington, and (2)
stevedore and terminal companies operating at ports in California,
Oregon, and Washington; and
WHEREAS, such dispute has resulted in a lock-out that affects a
substantial part of the maritime industry, an industry engaged in
trade, commerce, transportation (including the transportation of
military supplies), transmission, and communication among the several
States and with foreign nations; and
WHEREAS, a continuation of this lock-out, if permitted to continue,
will imperil the national health and safety;
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section
206 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (61 Stat. 155; 29
U.S.C. 176) (the "Act"), I hereby create a Board of Inquiry consisting
of such members as I shall appoint to inquire into the issues involved
in such dispute.
The Board shall have powers and duties as set forth in title II of
the Act. The Board shall report to me in accordance with the
provisions of section 206 of the Act no later than October 8, 2002.
Upon the submission of its report, the Board shall continue in
existence in order to perform any additional functions under the Act,
including those functions set forth in section 209(b), but shall
terminate no later than upon completion of such functions.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
October 7, 2002.
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