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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Railroad Labor Board canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4561735 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Railroad Labor Board Context triple: [Transportation Act of 1920, established, Railroad Labor Board]
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United States Railway Association
The United States Railway Association was a U.S. government-created corporation responsible for restructuring and revitalizing bankrupt northeastern railroads in the 1970s, most notably through the formation of Conrail.
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B.
National Labor Relations Board
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and enforces labor laws related to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices in the private sector.
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C.
American Railway Union
The American Railway Union was a late 19th-century industrial labor union in the United States, led by Eugene V. Debs, that sought to organize all railroad workers and became nationally prominent for its role in major railroad labor conflicts.
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D.
Association of American Railroads
The Association of American Railroads is a trade group representing major freight and passenger railroads in North America, focusing on industry policy, safety standards, and technological research.
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E.
Office of Labor-Management Standards
The Office of Labor-Management Standards is a division of the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for administering and enforcing laws governing union democracy, financial integrity, and transparency in labor organizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Railroad Labor Board Target entity description: 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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A.
United States Railway Association
The United States Railway Association was a U.S. government-created corporation responsible for restructuring and revitalizing bankrupt northeastern railroads in the 1970s, most notably through the formation of Conrail.
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B.
National Labor Relations Board
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and enforces labor laws related to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices in the private sector.
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C.
American Railway Union
The American Railway Union was a late 19th-century industrial labor union in the United States, led by Eugene V. Debs, that sought to organize all railroad workers and became nationally prominent for its role in major railroad labor conflicts.
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D.
Association of American Railroads
The Association of American Railroads is a trade group representing major freight and passenger railroads in North America, focusing on industry policy, safety standards, and technological research.
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E.
Office of Labor-Management Standards
The Office of Labor-Management Standards is a division of the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for administering and enforcing laws governing union democracy, financial integrity, and transparency in labor organizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal agency
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labor relations board ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| composition |
public representatives
ⓘ
representatives of railroad labor ⓘ representatives of railroad management ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Railroad Labor Board Description of subject: 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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