Freight Rail Bargaining Round to Conclude
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NEWS ABOUT THE LATEST BARGAINING ROUND
December 1, 2022 – Freight Rail Bargaining Round to Conclude
November 22, 2022 – Status Quo Periods for All Remaining Unions Aligned
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.
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.
- SMART-TD national bargaining notice.
- SMART-TD local bargaining notice.
- BLET & ATDA national bargaining notice.
- Non-Operating Crafts national bargaining notice.
Oct. 3, 2019 – Efforts to confirm bargaining over crew staffing.