Workers at three railroads represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the Teamsters Rail Conference have ratified new contracts.
Colorado and Wyoming Railway teamsters unanimously voted to ratify a contract securing higher wages and improvements to vacation, bereavement and personal leave, and holidays.
“It was truly an honor to see the negotiation process work so well,” Timothy Bunch, general chairman of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Frisco System Federation of the BMWED, said in a statement. “The members were heavily involved throughout the entire process and the success of this approach is reflected by our 100 percent ratification vote.”
Meanwhile, teamsters members of the BMWED’s American Rail System Federation from the Norfolk & Portsmouth Beltline Railroad and the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis ratified new contracts.
These groups of workers secured wage increases of 18.77 percent over the life of the contracts as well as improvements to their health and welfare benefits.
“The contracts on both of these properties were achieved by the engagement, dedication, and involvement of our members,” Johnny Long, general chairman of the ARSF, said in a release. “The members on both carriers understood their issues and demanded their voices be heard at the bargaining table. I am grateful for the opportunity to stand with them and deliver two contracts that will provide stability over the next five years.”
