{"id":6295,"date":"2010-07-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-15T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/2010\/07\/15\/national-rail-contract-talks-update-6\/"},"modified":"2010-07-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-15T04:00:00","slug":"national-rail-contract-talks-update-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/national-rail-contract-talks-update-6\/","title":{"rendered":"National rail contract talks update","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>National rail contract talks are continuing between the UTU and the National Carriers&#8217; Conference Committee (NCCC).<\/p>\n<p>The NCCC represents BNSF, CSX, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific and numerous smaller carriers.<\/p>\n<p>Four negotiating sessions have been conducted since Jan. 1, when the existing contract came open for amendment under provisions of the Railway Labor Act.<\/p>\n<p>In the initial two bargaining sessions, the UTU discussed with the carriers the topics of employee productivity, railroad finances and the general economic environment.<\/p>\n<p>A May bargaining session focused on health care issues; and the sides met again in late June.<\/p>\n<p>The next bargaining session is scheduled for September, where the parties will revisit economic and health care issues.<\/p>\n<p>The existing agreement, covering some 40,000 UTU members, remains in force until amendments are concluded under provisions of the Railway Labor Act.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National rail contract talks are continuing between the UTU and the National Carriers&#8217; Conference Committee (NCCC). 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