Appointment of the Membership of Emergency Board No. 198 To Investigate a Railroad Labor Dispute, and Designation of Chairman

The President today appointed the following individuals to be members of an Emergency Board to investigate a dispute between the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Connecticut Department of Transportation, and certain labor organizations:

Arvid Anderson, who will serve as Chairman. He is chairman of the New York City Office of Collective Bargaining (arbitrators of municipal labor disputes). He resides in Scarborough Manor, N.Y.

Richard T. Niner is a self-employed investment consultant in New York and Connecticut. He resides in Greenwich, Conn.

Daniel G. Collins is serving as professor of New York University School of Law. He is also a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators. He resides in Amagansett, N.Y.