Amtrak employees ratify SMART TD contract

Amtrak conductors, assistant conductors and yardmasters represented by SMART Transportation Division General Committees of Adjustment have ratified a tentative agreement that was reached last month.

Effective April 1, the agreement provides a compounded 18.83 percent pay increase over the life of the contract, which runs through 2021, plus retroactive pay, according to a SMART TD press release.

The contract also caps monthly health care contributions, adds telemedicine services and establishes a lower-cost health plan available to employees on Jan. 1, 2019.

SMART TD President John Previsich and vice presidents John England and John Lesniewski led the negotiating team.

A synopsis of the agreement is available here.