Norfolk Southern reaches Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreements with Five Additional Labor Unions

Ahead of the Labor Day holiday, which celebrates the achievements of American workers, Norfolk Southern Corporation is proud to announce it has reached tentative, five-year collective bargaining agreements with five labor unions in addition to the four announced last week. These nine agreements, which, together, cover approximately 55% of the company’s unionized workforce, come four months before the opening of the next collective bargaining round, underscoring Norfolk Southern’s commitment to provide prompt, meaningful enhancements to pay, health care, and time off for its dedicated craft railroaders.

The most recent agreements, which were reached in partnership with BNSF Railway and are subject to ratification, include the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Blacksmiths (IBBB) and the National Conference of Firemen and Oilers (NCFO). Norfolk Southern also separately reached tentative agreements with the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA), the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED), and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division Yardmasters (SMART-TD Yardmasters).

The tentative agreements provide a 3.5-percent average wage increase per year over the next five years. They also offer railroaders more vacation earlier in their career and make meaningful enhancements to an already robust suite of health care benefits.

Over the past two weeks, Norfolk Southern has reached tentative agreements with nine of its 13 unions. On August 23, the company and BNSF Railway announced tentative agreements with the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen Division/TCU (BRC), the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Mechanical Department (SMART-MD), and the Transportation Communications Union/IAM (TCU). Norfolk Southern also reached tentative agreements with multiple General Committees for the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD).

-via Press Release

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