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Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Union Pacific, BLET agree to interim pay raise
Union Pacific has agreed to an interim pay raise for 6,000 members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen while full contract talks continue. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) have reached tentative agreement on an interim 3% raise for union members while bargaining for a full contract continues. The union said in a press release that if ratified, the interim agreement would be effective Sept. 1 and provide a raise to approximately 6,000 BLET members. It would eventually be replaced by wage increases agreed to in the final contract settlement, and would not figure in any retroactive pay agreement that might be included as part of a final deal. Ballots for the interim agreement are being distributed by mail and are due by Friday, Aug. 8. Subscribe to FreightWaves' Rail e-newsletter and get the latest insights on rail freight right in your What a Union Pacific – Norfolk Southern merger would look like BNSF aims to grow carload traffic with rail service upgrades Report: Goldman Sachs advising BNSF on potential merger Analysis: UP-NS rail merger spotlights individual legacies in a legacy business The post Union Pacific, BLET agree to interim pay raise appeared first on FreightWaves. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
12-06-2025
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CSX TEAMSTERS RATIFY NEW CONTRACT
3,500 Locomotive Engineers Secure Higher Wages, Improved Quality of Life INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of locomotive engineers at CSX Transportation (CSXT) have voted to ratify a new contract. They are represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) of the Teamsters Rail Conference. "It's an honor to congratulate our members at CSXT for earning this hard-fought contract," said Mark Wallace, President of the BLET and the Teamsters Rail Conference. "Adding paid sick days without concession has been a contentious issue that the BLET refused to concede. But thanks to the hard work of our negotiating team, we were able to get it done." These 3,500 CSXT locomotive engineers will earn raises of 18.77 percent over the life of the agreement and five additional sick days per year, in addition to improved work rules. "The gains our members secured in this contract were a long time coming," said Randy Fannon, Vice President of the BLET. "Our years of negotiating and fighting for the fair treatment our members deserve are finally paying off." Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents over 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit for more information. Follow us on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Contact:Colin McCullough, (856) 625-6856CMcCullough@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters Sign in to access your portfolio
Reuters
11-06-2025
- Business
- Reuters
BLET union members vote to ratify 5-year deal with CSX
June 11 (Reuters) - Railroad operator CSX (CSX.O), opens new tab said on Wednesday that employees represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have voted to ratify the five-year collective bargaining agreement. The contract, covering approximately 3,400 locomotive engineers, aligns with general wage increases, health and welfare improvements included in CSX's agreements with 13 other unions, the company said. The union said in a social media post that the agreement was ratified by a 53.6% vote in favor by locomotive engineers, that, according to CSX, represent approximately 20% of its frontline workforce. Jacksonville, Florida-based CSX said it now has ratified agreements covering nearly 75% of its unionized workforce to date.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Business
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CSX Announces Ratification of Labor Deal with Locomotive Engineers
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX) today announced that employees represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have voted to ratify the five-year collective bargaining agreement covering approximately 3,400 locomotive engineers. This is the first ratification reached by a Class I freight railroad with BLET. 'The ratified agreement demonstrates the value of our partnership with BLET, our CSX General Chairmen, and our shared commitment to improving the day-to-day experience for our locomotive engineers,' said Joe Hinrichs, President and CEO of CSX. 'I want to thank our engineers for their unwavering dedication to our customers and the communities in which we live and work. This is a significant milestone for our people and the future of our railroad.' The agreement mirrors the general wage increases, and health and welfare improvements from CSX's agreements with 13 other unions. Locomotive engineers make up approximately 20 percent of CSX's frontline workforce. To date, nearly 75 percent of CSX unionized workers are now covered by new agreements reached within the last 10 months. The only remaining major workgroup at CSX not covered by new agreements or a tentative agreement are trainmen/conductors represented by SMART-TD. CSX is currently engaged in bargaining with SMART-TD to consolidate separate territories, workforces, and execute a single-system collective agreement. About CSX CSX, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a premier transportation company. It provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services and solutions to customers across a broad array of markets, including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural and consumer products. For nearly 200 years, CSX has played a critical role in the nation's economic expansion and industrial development. Its network connects every major metropolitan area in the eastern United States, where nearly two-thirds of the nation's population resides. It also links more than 240 short-line railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports with major population centers and farming towns alike. More information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at Like us on Facebook ( and follow us on X, formerly known as Twitter ( Contact: Matthew Korn, CFA, Investor Relations904-366-4515 Bryan Tucker, Corporate Communications 855-955-6397Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
CBS News
20-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Watch Live: NJ Transit service resumes today after strike officially ends
NJ Transit service resumes Tuesday after the agency reached a tentative agreement with the engineers union to end their strike. NJ Transit President and CEO Kris Kolluri is expected to give an update at 6:45 a.m. Watch live on CBS News New York. NJ Transit strike update Although the strike ended Sunday night, hundreds of trains and miles of tracks had to be inspected before service was fully restored. Officials said the process takes up to 24 hours. Service had been halted since last Friday, impacting hundreds of thousands of riders. Government sources tell CBS News New York the deal with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) will not increase fares, at least for the next few years. Both sides are saying little about the deal until it's ratified in a month. The union's general manager said in a statement it "boosts hourly pay beyond the proposal rejected by our members last month and beyond where we were when NJ Transit's managers walked away from the table Thursday evening." The NJ Transit board will also have to approve the deal after union members vote on it. Check back soon for the latest updates on this developing story.
