650 union railroaders to benefit from new sick leave
benefit
ATLANTA, March 10,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern
Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced Friday that it has reached
agreements with two of its labor unions to provide up to seven paid
sick days per year to their members. These agreements will provide
four new days of paid sick leave while also offering flexibility to
use up to three additional days of existing paid time off as sick
leave. The agreements were reached with the International
Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, Transportation Workers,
Mechanical Department (SMART-MD) and the International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers (IBEW). These agreements will immediately
benefit approximately 650 railroaders.
"When we completed national negotiations that provided historic
wage increases and platinum benefits, we committed to immediately
begin work at the local level to address the desire for paid sick
leave and other quality of life benefits," said Norfolk Southern
President and CEO Alan Shaw. "We did
just that, and with today's announcement, six of our twelve unions
now have locally negotiated paid sick leave benefits."
Last month, Norfolk Southern announced agreements with the
National Conference of Firemen and Oilers to extend paid sick
days to 200 Mechanical railroaders, along with the Brotherhood of
Maintenance of Way Employees to extend paid sick days to 3,000
Engineering craft railroaders. These announcements follow last
year's agreement reached during national bargaining to provide
historic wage increases and premium health care benefits to union
railroaders.
Norfolk Southern is actively engaging with all of its union
leaders on ways to enhance quality of life and work predictability
for its craft employees. In the coming months, the company
anticipates making additional progress with its unions on shared
priorities.
About Norfolk Southern
Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its
predecessor companies have moved the goods and materials that drive
the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and
operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to
furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers
avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via
rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million
carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the
largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the
most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a
majority of the country's population and manufacturing base, with
connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as
well as the Gulf of Mexico and
Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.
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