BLET, SMART-TD members reject tentative contract with CPKC

Members of two labor unions working on CPKC's U.S. network have rejected tentative collective bargaining agreements that would have consolidated 11 contracts into two hourly rate agreements spanning 2025-2034.

The rejected agreements would have covered about 1,700 employees working across 11 states at locations now consolidated under CPKC, including the former Kansas City Southern Railway, Mid-South Rail Corp., Tex-Mex Railway, CPKC Consolidated Territory and the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) reported a 71% voter turnout, with more than 65% rejecting the agreement. The Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers - Transportation Division (SMART-TD) reported 91.5% voter turnout, with 58% rejecting the agreement.