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SMART-TD, Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway Ratify Agreement

The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD) Local 584 ratified a new five-year agreement with the Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway (AGR), a subsidiary

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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

Commentary

‘This Scenario Is a Bit Unusual’

CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs got the wheels turning in late August when his railroad took labor negotiations out of national handling through the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) and, well

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AAR Seeks Waiver of Compliance for C3RS Program

The Association of American Railroads (AAR), on behalf of its members, “requests relief required” to participate in the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) Program, the FRA reported in

Class I Briefs: UP, CSX, NS, BNSF

Union Pacific (UP) and The Manufacturing Institute release “Careers on Track: 3 Years of Impact,” a video highlighting their joint efforts to inspire the workforce of tomorrow. Also, CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs celebrates his second anniversary with the Class I; Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Norris Yard drives performance improvements; and BNSF completes a maintenance project on its bridge in Sibley, Mo., one of the last single-track sections on the Class I’s Southern Transcon route.

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SMART-TD General Committees Ratify Agreement With Amtrak

General Chairpersons Francis Ariola (GO 663) and Rick Pauli (GO 769), who handle the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation Workers’ (SMART-TD) Amtrak properties, on

BNSF, SMART-TD Reach Tentative Agreement

BNSF on Sept. 19 announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD), including the union’s Yardmasters (SMART-TD-YDM).

(Norfolk Southern Photograph, Left; BNSF Photograph, Right)

NS Extends Tentative Agreements to Nine Unions, BNSF to Six

A week after Norfolk Southern (NS) and BNSF separately reported reaching tentative, five-year collective bargaining agreements with four unions, the Class I’s announced forging similar agreements with more: NS with another five unions (for a total of nine) and BNSF with another two (for a total of six).