Originally Posted by shoelu

The NMB cannot force arbitration.


NMB determines further mediation will not help the parties reach
agreement and proffers voluntary-but-binding arbitration to the parties.
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Both parties agree to binding arbitration OR Either party or both decline binding Arbitration.
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Parties are released from mediation by the Board and a 30-day cooling-off (status-quo) period begins.
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If a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) is not created in a particular Section 9a or Section 10 dispute situation, the parties may exercise Self Help when the 30-day cooling-off period expires.
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Under Section 10 of the RLA, if a dispute substantially threatens essential transportation in any section of the country, the NMB notifies the President who may establish a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB). If so created, the PEB has 30 days in which to investigate the dispute and report to the President during which the status-quo remains in effect. The parties may choose to accept the recommendations of the PEB, negotiate their own agreement, or, after 30 days from the issuance of the PEB report to the President exercise Self Help, unless Congress takes action.