(The National Railway Labor Conference issued the following news release on October 9.)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation’s major freight railroads and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) reached agreement yesterday on a tentative collective bargaining agreement. The parties are currently finalizing contract language.
Contract details were not released pending a ratification vote by BLE members.
With this agreement, the carriers have now reached agreements with unions covering almost 90 percent of their work force.
The National Carriers’ Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is the bargaining agent for the 32 railroads, including the nation’s largest freight carriers, involved in the current round of bargaining with the 13 major rail unions.