- American Train Dispatchers Association
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen
- Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers ─ Transportation Division including Yardmasters
Freight railroads reach tentative agreements with four more unions
posted by AJOT | Dec 12 2017 at 08:54 AM | Intermodal
Railroads have now reached agreements with most unions
ARLINGTON, VA - The National Railway Labor Conference has announced that the nation’s major freight railroads have reached tentative agreements with the Brotherhood Railway Carmen (BRC), the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), and the Transportation Communications Union (TCU).
The new agreements cover more than 31,000 employees and are subject to membership ratification. The contract terms cover wages, benefits, and other issues. The Transport Workers Union, which represents a limited number of employees in this bargaining, is also a party to these agreements.
The railroads have now reached agreements with unions covering 116,000 employees, about 80 percent of the 145,000 employees in this bargaining round. The following unions, which represent 81,000 employees in the bargaining, have already ratified their agreements with the railroads: