Industry Challenges
Industry Challenges
Railroads will need to adapt and innovate to meet future demand
Total Compensation
Total Compensation
Freight rail employees are among the best paid in the nation
Health Care
Health Care
Freight railroads deliver world-class healthcare to employees and their dependents
Conductor Redeployment
Conductor Redeployment
Railroads can leverage modern safety systems to redeploy conductors
Workplace Rules
Workplace Rules
It remains possible to build upon recent progress and further modernize decades-old work rules
Because railroads are central to the functioning of the American economy, collective bargaining in the railroad industry is much different than typical labor negotiations. Most important, it is governed by the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”), a federal statute designed to bring the parties to agreement without disruptions to rail transportation.