Railroads, Unions Reach Tentative Pact
Major U.S. freight railroads reached tentative agreements Tuesday with five rail labor unions representing about 30,000 unionized employees, the National Carriers' Conference Committee said.
The agreements, which now go to union members for ratification, would bring to 12 the number of unions that have reached agreements with the railroads, the group said.
NCCC represents the railroads in national, multi-employer collective bargaining with 13 major railroad worker unions.
Negotiators for a coalition represented five unions — the Transportation Communications International Union, the Brotherhood Railway Carmen, the Transportation Workers Union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
“The agreements with this coalition bring us closer to a successful voluntary resolution of negotiations with all unionized rail workers,” said NCCC Chairman Robert Allen. “This clearly demonstrates that collective bargaining works for the benefit of both employees and the railroads.”
