National Mediation Board

Then, Railway Labor Act just turned 100.

It was our first national labor law, which set up the National Mediation Board to settle disputes.

We'll ask Deirdre Hamilton, former NMB member, if it's showing its age and needs revision.

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It governs the labor management relations of common carriers, the railroads, and the airline industry.

As the act turns 100 years old, we thought this would be a good time to discuss the past, present, and future of the RLA.

Joining us is Deirdre Hamilton, longtime Unionside Labor Attorney and former member of the National Mediation Board during the Biden administration.

Deirdre, welcome to the program.

We knew we were running out of time, so we had to get the cards into Washington to be counted by the NMB.

That's the National Mediation Board, the government organization that will tally the cards.

As Pat flies to Washington, cradling the shoe boxes, she's sweating because the group don't actually know if they have enough signed cards.

We basically did it based on faith that we had all the cards.

Colleen Brenner was riding in first class with the boxes from Los Angeles, and she was carrying them to the National Mediation Board in person.

American Airlines flight attendant Brian Haggerty is actually working that day on a flight, serving APFA supporter Colleen as she descends on Washington with her own stuffed shoe boxes.

They didn't dare put them on FedEx or something and get them lost.

She told me, "I was scared to death to fall asleep that night for fear that you were gonna steal those boxes."