Boilermakers ratify contract with national carriers

The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB) has ratified a five-year collective bargaining agreement with the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) of the National Railway Labor Conference (NLRC).

This is the eighth national agreement ratified with the NCCC in the 2025 bargaining round, NCCC officials said in a press release. (NLRC).

Contract terms call for wage increases of 18.8% over five years; enhancements to health and welfare benefits with no increase to employee contribution rates; and access to more paid vacation time for newer employees.

The terms follow a pattern set by dozens of local and national agreements ratified in the 2025 bargaining round, NCCC officials said.

The NRLC bargains for all U.S. Class Is and many smaller freight and passenger railroads in the United States. Through the NCCC, the NRLC leads national negotiations with the 12 major rail labor unions.