Freight Rail Bargaining Round Concluded

The most recent national bargaining round concluded in December 2022. Below is an archive of NRLC and NCCC press releases and communications from throughout the bargaining round.

 

December 1, 2022 – Freight Rail Bargaining Round Concluded

November 22, 2022 – Status Quo Periods for All Remaining Unions Aligned

November 21, 2022 – Voting on Rail Agreement Concludes with BLET and Yardmaster Ratifications; Four Agreements Remain Unratified

November 14, 2022 – IBB Agreement Not Ratified; Cooling Off Period Continues 

November 9, 2022 – BMWED Cooling Off Period Extended

November 5, 2022 – Seventh Union Ratifies New Labor Agreement

October 26, 2022 – BRS Agreement Not Ratified; Status Quo Maintained 

October 19, 2022 – NCCC Responds to BMWED

October 13, 2022 – NCFO Ratifies Freight Rail Agreement

October 12, 2022 – Smart MD Ratifies Freight Rail Agreement

October 10, 2022 – BMWED Agreement Not Ratified; Status Quo Maintained

October 4, 2022 – ATDA Ratifies Freight Rail Agreement

September 28, 2022 – IBEW Ratifies Freight Rail Agreement

September 27, 2022 – Freight Railroads Reach Tentative Agreement with IAM

September 15, 2022 – Freight Railroads and Unions Reach Tentative Agreements

September 14, 2022 – First Two Freight Rail Agreements Ratified

September 13, 2022 – Freight Railroads Reach Another Tentative Agreement

September 11, 2022 – Freight Railroads Reach More Tentative Agreements

September 2, 2022 – Freight Railroad Reach Tentative Agreements with Two More Unions

August 29, 2022 – Freight Railroads Reach Tentative Agreements with Three Unions

August 17, 2022 – Railroad Statement on Presidential Emergency Board Report

July 15, 2022 – Railroad statement on the appointment of a Presidential Emergency Board

July 15, 2022 – Updated FAQs on bargaining status and PEB appointment

June 14, 2022 –  NMB to end mediation for new rail agreements 

Apr. 22, 2022- Railroads advance payment proposal to labor organizations

Apr. 4, 2022 – Federal court requiring rail union to fully engage in multi-employer bargaining

Mar. 11, 2022 – Union request for release from mediation

Mar. 11, 2022- FAQ  on BMWED and SMART-MD’s premature request for a release from mediation

Jan. 24, 2022 – Mediation with the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition

Jan. 24, 2022 – FAQ on CBC Mediation Filing

Oct. 26, 2021 – Arbitrator ruling to advance carrier health care network proposal.

July 29, 2021 – Arbitration requiring rail union to negotiate over rail crew size.

June 17, 2021 – Two labor unions and the major freight railroads supervised mediation by the National Mediation Board. 

March 21, 2021 – Information about approved arbitration for health plan changes. 

Oct. 21, 2020 – Information about resumed national bargaining meetings. 

Aug. 30, 2020 — The federal court’s decision on crew staffing and redeployment. 

Feb. 12, 2020 – The federal court’s decision on crew staffing.

Nov. 1, 2019 – The new round of collective bargaining.

Oct. 3, 2019 – Efforts to confirm bargaining over crew staffing.

 

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