On October 5, the Coordinated Bargaining Group (CBG) announced they had reached a Tentative National Agreement (TA) with the nations’ freight railroads. On October 7, that information was posted on this website and circulated via Flash News. The TA is now being circulated to the members of the six CBG unions approximately 85,000 rail workers.
A tentative National Agreement has been reached by the six Rail Unions who comprise the Coordinated Bargaining Group (CBG). These six Unions are now in the process of submitting the Tentative Agreement to the specific ratification process of each Union. This is a major development in a long and contentious bargaining round with the industry.
National Negotiations Update from the Coordinated Bargaining Group as presented by the BLE&T on their website. Click here. The BLE&T article is public information and will give TCU members a good overview of where we stand in National Negotiations. TCU is not part of this coalition and this proposal has not been officially proposed to
BNSF and the other large U.S. railroads began the latest bargaining round with three labor union coalitions (representing about 145,000 railroad employees) in early 2015. Now in the third year of labor negotiations, the parties have been in mediation since at least the beginning of this year. Click here to read the full release from
In a release from BNSF to its employees; these are the topics facing national negotiations from the view of the Carrier: The nation’s freight railroads are in national bargaining with three coalitions comprised of 13 1abor unions representing 145,000 employees; the industry is currently in federal mediation with all three labor coalitions. This article is
BNSF Compares healthcare as part of their ongoing analysis for National Bargaining: The nation’s freight railroads are currently in national bargaining with 13 labor unions representing 145,000 employees, and the rail industry is currently in federal mediation with all three labor coalitions. This article is part of a series related to aspects of the current
In a recent letter released to employees, BNSF states the issues they will use in the recent bargaining of national negotiations. The letter states: The railroads seek to negotiate compensation and health benefits that reflect current economic conditions and to reform labor agreement rules to improve safety, customer service and employee utilization. As an update
National negotiations between the freight railroads in national negotiations and the TCU Coalition remain stalled, hostage to the carriers’ unremitting demands for major concessionary changes to the plan design of GA-23000. Negotiations began in January of 2015. TCU invoked mediation in October 2015. The parties have met regularly since then under the auspices of the
TCU/IAM members on New Jersey Transit have overwhelmingly ratified new contracts with New Jersey Transit, with yes votes ranging from 90% to 94%. Voter turnout was high in all three TCU/IAM crafts – ARASA, Carmen and Clerical. The successful vote follows similar yes votes by every union that has completed ratification – Brotherhood of Maintenance
Presidential Emergency Board 249 has selected the Coalition Unions’ final offer in its entirety as the “most reasonable” in its January 11, 2016 recommendation to settle negotiations on New Jersey Transit. The three member neutral panel was appointed by President Obama because of their experience and expertise. In their 34 page Report, the PEB reviewed
