September 27, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

Contact: NMB Public Information Line -- (202) 692-5050

Re: NMB Hires two Mediators

Washington, D.C. -- The National Mediation Board is pleased to announce the selection of Gerry McGuckin and Marvin Sandrin to supplement its Corps of Mediators. Mr. McGuckin joined the agency on September 17 and Mr. Sandrin on September 24, 2007. Both mediators will conduct airline and railroad cases, including Grievance Mediation cases.

During his twenty nine year airline career and educational background, Gerry McGuckin gained extensive labor relations experience, including serving as merger committee co-chairman for the PeoplExpress pilots, as elected representative on the ALPA Master Executive Council for both Braniff International Airways and US Airways, and as ALPA negotiator for over twelve years at US Airways – chief negotiator for two years.

Marvin Sandrin served 38 years in the airline industry before retiring from Northwest Airlines. He comes to the Board with 28 years of labor relations experience, having served as General Chair and President as well as Directing General Chair of a union district lodge. Marvin has been involved in negotiations, mediation, arbitration and mergers since 1981.

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