National Conference of Firemen and Oilers

At CPKC, 16 five-year agreements have been ratified that provide “increased wages” to approximately 700 railroaders working in Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin. (Courtesy of CPKC)

Class I Briefs: CPKC, NS

Sixteen collective bargaining agreements have been ratified and two tentative agreements have been reached at Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) in the United States. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) surpasses its locomotive “Fly Rate” goal in 2025.

UP, NCFO Reach Tentative Agreement

Union Pacific (UP) and the National Conference of Firemen & Oilers (NCFO) on March 19 announced a tentative agreement that covers a five-year term and includes wage increases, additional vacation time, health and welfare benefits, and minor work rule changes.

(Photograph Courtesy of NRLC)

NCCC, ATDA Ratify National Agreement

The National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) on Jan. 7 reported the ratification of a national collective bargaining agreement with the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA), the fourth such agreement reached in recent weeks.

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NCCC, NCFO Ratify National Agreement

The National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) on Dec. 20 announced the ratification of a national collective bargaining agreement with the National Conference of Firemen & Oilers (NCFO), which will cover NCFO-represented freight rail employees through Dec. 2029.

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NCCC, NCFO Reach Tentative Agreement; ARSF Members Ratify CBAs

The National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) reaches a tentative agreement with the National Conference of Firemen & Oilers (NCFO). Also, members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division-International Brotherhood of Teamsters’ (BMWED-IBT) American Rail System Federation (ARSF) on the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) and the Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad (NPBL) ratify new collective bargaining agreements (CBAs).

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BNSF Secures Agreements With IBEW, NCFO

BNSF on Oct. 25 reported reaching a five-year tentative agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and a ratified agreement with the National Conference of Firemen and Oilers (NCFO). It

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NCFO Ratifies Tentative Agreement With NS

Members of the National Conference of Firemen and Oilers (NCFO) have voted to ratify a new agreement with Norfolk Southern (NS), the Class I railroad reported Oct. 24. NCFO’s ratified agreement provides

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CSX Secures More Labor Agreements

CSX on Oct. 22 reported reaching new five-year tentative collective bargaining agreements with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and National Conference of Firemen & Oilers (NCFO) and ratifying an agreement

NCFO President Dean Devita will retire on Dec. 31, 2023.
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People News: STV, NCFO

STV appoints Gabrielle Yates to Vice President of Project Accounting and Billing Operations. Also, Dean Devita, President of the National Conference of Firemen and Oilers (NCFO), announces his retirement.