[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 3, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 3CFR13275]

EO 13275

[[Page 252]]

Executive Order 13275 of October 7, 2002

Creating a Board of Inquiry To Report on Certain Labor Disputes Affecting 
the Maritime Industry of the United States

          WHEREAS, there exists a labor dispute between, on the one 
          hand, employees represented by the International Longshore and 
          Warehouse Union and, on the other hand, employers and the 
          bargaining association of employers who are (1) U.S. and 
          foreign steamship companies operating ships or employed as 
          agents for ships engaged in service to or from the Pacific 
          Coast ports in California, Oregon, and Washington, and (2) 
          stevedore and terminal companies operating at ports in 
          California, Oregon, and Washington; and
          WHEREAS, such dispute has resulted in a lock-out that affects 
          a substantial part of the maritime industry, an industry 
          engaged in trade, commerce, transportation (including the 
          transportation of military supplies), transmission, and 
          communication among the several States and with foreign 
          nations; and
          WHEREAS, a continuation of this lock-out, if permitted to 
          continue, will imperil the national health and safety;
          NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by 
          section 206 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (61 
          Stat. 155; 29 U.S.C. 176) (the ``Act''), I hereby create a 
          Board of Inquiry consisting of such members as I shall appoint 
          to inquire into the issues involved in such dispute.
          The Board shall have powers and duties as set forth in title 
          II of the Act. The Board shall report to me in accordance with 
          the provisions of section 206 of the Act no later than October 
          8, 2002.
          Upon the submission of its report, the Board shall continue in 
          existence in order to perform any additional functions under 
          the Act, including those functions set forth in section 
          209(b), but shall terminate no later than upon completion of 
          such functions.

GEORGE W. BUSH

THE WHITE HOUSE,

 October 7, 2002.