November 13, 2024 – TCU and BRC have reached Tentative Agreements with the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) which mirror the five (5) year agreements reached earlier this year with CSXT, Norfolk Southern and BNSF. These agreements provide 17.5% general wage increases (18.77 compounded). These are the largest wage increases achieved outside of a Presidential Emergency Board in decades. Members will also see significant improvements in health and welfare benefits, with no change to the monthly contribution. In addition, this agreement provides accelerated vacation benefits for an overwhelming majority of our members.
“I am proud of the progress we continue to make for our members. Having a contract in place before the current contract expires is unheard of in the rail industry. TCU and BRC members at CSX, NS BNSF, and various other properties have recently ratified identical agreements. This agreement with NCCC secures a solid contract for hundreds more of our hard-working members. This agreement will ensure a rock solid contract for our members despite a changing political landscape and I look forward to putting this out for ratification. While this is a huge step towards getting this round of bargaining wrapped up, we are not done. We still have work to do with a few Carriers and we expect them to do the right thing by our members too. We look forward to meeting them at the bargaining table soon,” Artie Maratea, National President
The ratification process is underway. All ratification materials and voting instructions have been sent out in the mail for both TCU Clerical and BRC Carmen.
Voting will be electronic and will end on December 9, 2024. A copy of the agreement can be found on here.
If you have any questions, please contact TCUTA@tcunion.org.