The First Emergency Board was terminated after its recommendations were not accepted by the disputing parties. The Railway Labor Act (RLA) provides the guidelines under which such disputes should be handled. Under the RLA, "within 30 days after the creation of the Board, the parties to the disputes shall submit to the Board final offers for settlement of the disputes" and then, "within 30 days after the submission of final offers for settlement of the disputes, the Board shall submit a report to the President setting forth the Board's selection of the most reasonable offer." | 
