Miscellaneous

Rail labor unions have concluded voting on the proposed bargaining agreements with the nation’s freight railroads.

Two more unions have ratified a national collective bargaining agreement with the nation’s railroads.

The membership of the SMART Railroad, Mechanical and Engineering Department (SMART MD) has voted to ratify a tentative agreement with the carriers, after almost three years of negotiations between the union and the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC). The vote was passed with a 54% margin in favor of the negotiated contract.