{"id":42194,"date":"2017-10-05T13:44:48","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T17:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=42194"},"modified":"2017-10-05T13:44:48","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T17:44:48","slug":"national-negotiations-update-coordinated-bargaining-group-unions-reach-tentative-national-contract-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/national-negotiations-update-coordinated-bargaining-group-unions-reach-tentative-national-contract-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"National Negotiations update: Coordinated Bargaining Group unions reach tentative national contract agreement","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><strong>Independence, Ohio, October 5<\/strong> \u2014 Rail Unions making up the Coordinated Bargaining Group (CBG) announced today that they have reached a Tentative National Agreement with the Nation\u2019s Freight Rail Carriers. The CBG is comprised of six unions: the American Train Dispatchers Association; the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (a Division of the Rail Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters); the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen; the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers; the National Conference of Firemen and Oilers \/ SEIU; and the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART TD).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">On Wednesday, October 4th, the CBG\u2019s full Negotiating Team met in Independence, Ohio for a review of the terms of the proposed voluntary agreement. Following that review, each of the CBG Unions\u2019 Negotiating Teams unanimously endorsed the Tentative Agreement. On Thursday, October 5th, the involved General Chairpersons of SMART TD, BRS and BLET met as well and those groups also unanimously endorsed the Tentative Agreement for consideration by the respective membership of each Union.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The Tentative Agreement, which will be submitted to the memberships of each involved Union in the coming weeks, includes an immediate wage increase of 4%, with an additional 2.5% six months later on July 1, 2018 and an additional 3% one year later on July 1, 2019. In addition, wage increases of 2% effective July 1, 2016 and another 2% effective July 1, 2017 will be fully retroactive through implementation, for a compounded increase of 9.84% over an 18-month period and 13.14% over the 5-year contract term (this includes the First General Wage Increase of 3% implemented on January 1, 2015).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">All benefits existing under the Health and Welfare Plan will remain in effect unchanged and there are no disruptions to the existing healthcare networks. While some employee participation costs are increased, the tentative agreement maintains reasonable maximum out-of-pocket protections for our members. The TA also adds several new benefits to the Health and Welfare Plan for the members of the involved unions and, importantly, it requires that the Rail Carriers will, on average, continue to pay 90% of all of our members\u2019 point of service costs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">On a matter of critical importance, the employees\u2019 monthly premium contribution is frozen at the current rate of $228.89. The frozen rate can only be increased by mutual agreement at the conclusion of negotiations in the next round of bargaining that begins on 1\/1\/2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">In addition, the CBG steadfastly refused to accept the carriers\u2019 demands for changes to work rules that would have imposed significant negative impacts on every one of our members. As a result of that rejection, the Tentative Agreement provides for absolutely no changes in work rules for any of the involved unions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThis Tentative Agreement provides real wage increases over and above inflation, health care cost increases far below what the carriers were demanding, freezes our monthly health plan cost contribution at the current level, provides significant retroactive pay and imposes no changes to any of our work rules,\u201d said the CBG Union Presidents. \u201cThis is a very positive outcome for a very difficult round of negotiations. We look forward to presenting the Tentative Agreement to our respective memberships for their consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"># # #<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Collectively, the CBG unions represent more than 85,000 railroad workers covered by the various organizations\u2019 national agreements, and comprise over 58% of the workforce that will be impacted by the outcome of the current bargaining round.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/static.smart-union.org\/worksite\/PDFs\/2015_national_rail_contract\/CBG_Bargaining_Update-2017-10-05.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for a pdf of this letter<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/static.smart-union.org\/worksite\/PDFs\/2015_national_rail_contract\/171005_Initialed_2017_Tentative_Agreement_With_Synopsis_Cover_Page.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for the Tentative Agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independence, Ohio, October 5 \u2014 Rail Unions making up the Coordinated Bargaining Group (CBG) announced today that they have reached a Tentative National Agreement with the Nation\u2019s Freight Rail Carriers. 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