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On the recordOctober 5, 2011
I have been notified by the National Mediation Board that in its judgment these disputes threaten substantially to interrupt interstate commerce to a degree that would deprive a section of the country of essential transportation service.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Executive Order 13586—Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between Certain Railroads Represented by the...

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