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6/5/2023
Norfolk Southern Railway and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers–Transportation Division (SMART-TD) today announced they’ve reached an agreement to provide yardmasters with up to seven paid sick days per year.
The agreement will immediately provide nearly 300 NS yardmasters with four new days of paid sick leave per year while also offering them the flexibility to use up to three additional days of existing paid time off as sick leave.
With this agreement, NS is the first Class I to have negotiated paid sick leave agreements for 100% of its craft workforce, company officials said in a press release.
"This agreement will provide our hardworking yardmasters the time they need and deserve to take care of their personal well-being," said SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson.
This final paid sick leave agreement for yardmasters builds on the momentum from the comprehensive quality-of-life package that NS and SMART-TD negotiated last month for another group of SMART-TD members — conductors and trainmen. The conductor and trainmen agreement, which included paid sick leave, was ratified by union membership last week.
"Following national labor negotiations, we committed to address quality-of-life issues for our craft railroaders. With today's agreement, we make good on that promise," said NS President and CEO Alan Shaw.