Thanks to the dedication of all members involved in the collective bargaining process, these new contracts provide rail employees a 24 percent wage increase during the five-year period from 2020 through 2024, including an immediate payout on average of $11,000 upon ratification, following the recommendations of the PEB.

Members of IBEW have ratified the recent tentative agreement between the IBEW and the nation’s freight railroads. IBEW is the third union to ratify an agreement resolving the current national bargaining round. Tentative agreements with nine other labor organizations remain subject to ratification.

See how railroads use 24/7 monitoring and water detection technology to protect the nearly 140,000-mile network from hurricanes and tropical storms.