Keolis, unions reach tentative pacts for MBTA commuter-rail workers

Keolis Commuter Services, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s operating and maintenance partner for its commuter railroad, has reached tentative five-year agreements with two unions representing commuter railroad conductors and dispatchers: the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division and the American Train Dispatchers Association.

The agreements, which are pending ratification by union members, are retroactive to July 1, 2023, Keolis officials said in a press release. The company has now reached updated agreements with 13 of 14 unions, representing nearly 2,000 members of the commuter rail workforce. 

The agreements cover updates to paid sick leave, annual wage increases, health benefits, enhancements to the bereavement and vacation policy and one additional paid holiday.