Norfolk Southern and BNSF late Friday said they had, in partnership, reached tentative, five-year collective bargaining agreements with a number of their unions.
The railroad pacts come four months before the opening of the next bargaining round and cover approximately 30% of the unionized NS (NASDAQ: NSC) workforce and 15% of BNSF (workers.
The early deals are yet another sign of labors’ growing bargaining strength as railroads and other employers struggle to fill out their workforces following...
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