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 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.