Railroad Labor Board
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The Railroad Labor Board was a federal agency in the early 20th century United States responsible for mediating and resolving labor disputes between railroad workers and employers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal agency
ⓘ
labor relations board ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| composition |
public representatives
ⓘ
representatives of railroad labor ⓘ representatives of railroad management ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdUnder | Transportation Act of 1920 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disestablishedBy | Railway Labor Act of 1926 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1926 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| field |
collective bargaining
ⓘ
industrial relations ⓘ labor dispute resolution ⓘ labor relations ⓘ |
| goal | preventing interruptions to interstate commerce caused by labor disputes ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
|
| historicalContext | post–World War I labor unrest in the United States ⓘ |
| inception | 1920 ⓘ |
| industry | railroad industry ⓘ |
| influenced | later federal labor mediation practices ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | interstate railroads in the United States ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Transportation Act of 1920 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainResponsibility |
issuing decisions on working conditions for railroad employees
ⓘ
mediating labor disputes between railroad workers and employers ⓘ promoting stability in railroad labor relations ⓘ settling wage disputes in the railroad industry ⓘ |
| notableEvent | involvement in the 1922 railroad shopmen's strike ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 9 ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | 1920s ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| power |
authority to investigate railroad labor controversies
ⓘ
authority to issue binding decisions on certain railroad labor disputes ⓘ |
| precededBy | United States Railroad Administration labor adjustment mechanisms ⓘ |
| regulates | labor relations between railroad carriers and their employees ⓘ |
| replacedBy | United States Board of Mediation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
United States labor history
ⓘ
studies of railroad regulation in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | quasi-judicial body ⓘ |
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