Norfolk Southern and SMART-TD reach yardmaster sick leave deal, completing negotiations with all unions
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NS becomes first Class I railroad to negotiate paid sick leave for all craft railroaders
The agreement will immediately provide nearly 300 Norfolk Southern yardmasters 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.
With this agreement, Norfolk Southern is the first Class I railroad to have negotiated paid sick leave agreements for 100 percent of its craft workforce.
"This agreement will provide our hardworking yardmasters the time they need and deserve to take care of their personal wellbeing," said
This final paid sick leave agreement for yardmasters builds on the momentum from the comprehensive quality-of-life package that Norfolk Southern and SMART-TD negotiated last month for another group of SMART-TD members – conductors and trainmen. The conductor and trainmen agreement, which included paid sick leave, was ratified by union membership last Friday.
"Following national labor negotiations, we committed to address quality of life issues for our craft railroaders. With today's agreement, we make good on that promise," said Norfolk Southern President and CEO
Although this agreement is an important milestone for paid sick leave, Norfolk Southern remains actively engaged with all its labor partners to further explore and negotiate the quality-of-life benefits that will have the greatest positive impact for its employees and position Norfolk Southern as an industry leader and employer of choice.
About Norfolk Southern
Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have moved the goods and materials that drive the
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