Some CSX conductors to be first train crews with sick time
1 year, 8 months ago

Some CSX conductors to be first train crews with sick time

Associated Press  

— A group of CSX conductors will soon become the first train crew employees at one of the major U.S. freight railroads to have paid sick time. CSX said Monday that it had reached an agreement to give about 2,400 members of a union that represents some of its conductors five paid sick days and allow them to convert two personal leave days to sick days, for a total of seven. The lack of paid sick time in the industry was one of the key concerns that drove many rail workers to vote down a contract with the railroads last fall even though it included 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses. CSX, which is based in Jacksonville, Florida, said that after this latest agreement with the B&O unit of the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Transportation Division union about 60% of its union workforce including more than 10,000 employees will have paid sick time.

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Norfolk Southern is 1st railroad to give all workers sick time as others negotiate with unions
1 year, 6 months ago

Norfolk Southern is 1st railroad to give all workers sick time as others negotiate with unions

Associated Press  

— Norfolk Southern became the first major North American freight railroad with deals to provide paid sick time to all of its workers Monday, but the other railroads are making progress, with nearly 65% of all rail workers securing this basic benefit since the start of the year. Most of the sick time deals, including the one Norfolk Southern announced …

Train engineers union reaches first sick-time deal with Norfolk Southern railroad
1 year, 7 months ago

Train engineers union reaches first sick-time deal with Norfolk Southern railroad

Associated Press  

— The union that represents railroad engineers finally secured its first deal for paid sick time with Norfolk Southern, several months after other rail unions began reaching similar agreements with the major freight railroads. Roughly 3,300 engineers who operate trains for Norfolk Southern will soon get five days of paid sick leave along with the option to convert two personal …

Engineers frustrated with rails even as others get sick time
1 year, 7 months ago

Engineers frustrated with rails even as others get sick time

Associated Press  

— Tens of thousands of engineers remain frustrated with the lack of paid sick time and the demands railroads like BNSF are making in negotiations despite the deals that have been made this year for most of the other rail unions. BNSF spokeswoman Lena Kent said the railroad has already reached deals to provide sick leave to more than 6,000 …

Norfolk Southern is third railroad to offer paid sick time
1 year, 10 months ago

Norfolk Southern is third railroad to offer paid sick time

Associated Press  

— Norfolk Southern on Wednesday became the third major freight railroad to offer some of its employees paid sick time, announcing a deal with one of its unions in response to workers’ quality-of life complaints that arose during contract negotiations. BMWED union spokesman Clark Ballew said the sick time will be especially welcome to workers rebuilding the track after the …

CSX railroad promises paid sick time to two more unions
1 year, 10 months ago

CSX railroad promises paid sick time to two more unions

Associated Press  

— CSX railroad has promised to give more of its workers the paid sick time they demanded in contract negotiations last fall. CSX said about 500 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union and the National Conference of Firemen and Oilers union, which represents the company’s utility workers, will soon get four paid sick days. The …

In a first, some CSX railroad workers to get paid sick leave
1 year, 10 months ago

In a first, some CSX railroad workers to get paid sick leave

Associated Press  

— Several thousand workers at CSX will soon get one of the things that pushed the U.S. railroad industry to the brink of a strike last fall: paid sick time. Quality-of-life concerns about the lack of paid sick time and demanding schedules that keep many rail workers on call 24-7 dominated contract talks with all the major railroads last fall. …

Rail workers say deal won’t resolve quality-of-life concerns
2 years ago

Rail workers say deal won’t resolve quality-of-life concerns

Associated Press  

— When BNSF railroad conductor Justin Schaaf needed to take time off from work this summer, he had to make a choice: go to the dentist to get a cavity in his molar filled or attend a party for his son’s 7th birthday. “Then when I am finally able to get into the dentist four, five, six months later, the …

Consumers could pay price if railroads, unions can’t agree
2 years, 1 month ago

Consumers could pay price if railroads, unions can’t agree

Associated Press  

— Consumers could see higher gas prices and shortages of some of their favorite groceries during the winter holiday season if railroads and all of their unions can’t agree on new contracts by an early-December deadline that had already been pushed back. The Retail Industry Leaders Association said a rail strike “would cause enormous disruption” although retail stores are well …

Big rail unions split on contract deal with railroads, raising possibility of a strike
2 years, 1 month ago

Big rail unions split on contract deal with railroads, raising possibility of a strike

LA Times  

Railroad engineers accepted a deal with the railroads Monday that would deliver 24% raises, but conductors rejected their proposed agreement, threatening the health of the U.S. economy just before the holidays and casting more doubt on whether the industry will be able to resolve the labor dispute before next month’s deadline without the help of Congress. “But an interruption to …

Railroads reject sick time demands, raising chance of strike
2 years, 2 months ago

Railroads reject sick time demands, raising chance of strike

Associated Press  

— The major freight railroads appear unwilling to give track maintenance workers much more than they received in the initial contract they rejected last week, increasing the chances of a strike. The railroads took the unusual step of issuing a statement late Wednesday rejecting the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division union’s latest request to add seven days of …

Quality of life concerns weigh heavily on rail contract vote
2 years, 2 months ago

Quality of life concerns weigh heavily on rail contract vote

Associated Press  

— The lack of some benefits most American workers can readily count on, like paid sick leave and regularly scheduled weekends, is driving some railroad workers to veto contracts that include hefty raises and $5,000 bonuses. And it’s hard to get paid leave or vacation days approved unless workers plan far ahead and have the seniority to secure them, so …

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