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BNSF Railway ratifies 5-year agreement with SMART-MD

Published 10/04/2024, 02:49 PM
Updated 10/04/2024, 02:51 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of shipping containers and freight railway trains ahead of a possible strike if there is no deal with the rail worker unions, at the BNSF Los Angeles Intermodal Facility rail yard in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 15,
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(Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway-owned BNSF Railway said that the members of International Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation union's railroad, mechanical and engineering department have voted to ratify a five-year agreement with the company on Friday.

The deal provides a yearly wage hike of 3.5% over the life of the agreement, along with better health care benefits and provisions that offer railroaders more vacation days earlier in their career.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of shipping containers and freight railway trains ahead of a possible strike if there is no deal with the rail worker unions, at the BNSF Los Angeles Intermodal Facility rail yard in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 15, 2022.  REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo

"I appreciate the leadership at BNSF for resolving the next round of national negotiations without dragging out the bargaining process for years," said SMART General President Michael Coleman.

The railroad also reached a tentative agreement with the union's transportation division (SMART-TD) earlier in September.

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