Nine Norfolk Southern unions now have access
to paid sick leave benefits
ATLANTA, March 15,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation
(NYSE: NSC) announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement
with another of its labor unions to provide up to seven paid sick
days per year to their members. The agreement, reached in
collaboration with the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
and Blacksmiths (IBBB), will immediately provide Norfolk Southern's
mechanical railroaders with four new days of paid sick leave per
year while also offering them the flexibility to use up to three
additional days of existing paid time off as sick leave.
"We continue to make strides to improve the quality of life of
our craft railroaders in partnership with our unions," said Norfolk
Southern President and CEO Alan
Shaw. "Our railroaders help drive the American economy
forward, and each of these new agreements helps ensure that they
have even more time to manage their personal health and
well-being."
With these new agreements, nine of Norfolk Southern's twelve
unions now have locally negotiated paid sick days, benefiting
approximately 6,000 railroaders.
This Monday, Norfolk Southern reached agreements with the
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and
the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen. Last week, Norfolk
Southern announced deals with the International
Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, Transportation Workers,
Mechanical Department and the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers. And in February, the company reached
agreements with the National Conference of Firemen and
Oilers and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees.
Two other Norfolk Southern unions, the American Association of
Train Dispatchers and the Transportation Communications Union,
already had access to paid sick leave benefits from prior
negotiations.
Norfolk Southern will continue to engage with local labor
leaders to enhance the quality of life and work predictability for
its dedicated craft railroaders.
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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