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10/2/2025
The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) has rejected the tentative agreement with the National Railway Labor Conference's National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC).
Of the 2,131 ballots returned by BRS, 52.9% — 1,127 ballots — rejected the tentative agreement, BRS officials said in a press release.
About 62.7% of distributed ballots were returned. The NCCC and BRS announced Aug. 26 that they had reached a tentative agreement that followed the national bargaining pattern of providing 18.8% wage increases over five years. The national contract also features enhancements to health and welfare benefits with no increase to the employee contribution rate; and access to more paid vacation time earlier in members' career.
Meanwhile, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) members working on the Alton & Southern Railway (A&S) unanimously ratified a five-year collective bargaining agreement with the railroad, BMWED officials said in a press release.
The ratified agreement mirrors the national bargaining pattern, providing a compounded total of 18.8% wage increases over five years, union officials said.
A&S is a St. Louis-based switching railroad wholly owned by Union Pacific Railroad.