Norfolk Southern Reaches Collective Bargaining Agreement with Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) announced on November 11, 2025 a five-year collective bargaining agreement with the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen covering nearly 970 signal employees.
The agreement delivers an 18.8% compounded wage increase over five years, earlier paid vacation accrual, enhanced health and welfare benefits, local work-rule changes, improved travel-expense reimbursement, and more flexible scheduling. Norfolk Southern says this ratified deal means it now has agreements with 12 of 13 unions, with one tentative agreement pending ratification.
Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) ha annunciato il 11 novembre 2025 un accordo collettivo quinquennale con la Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen che copre quasi 970 segnalisti.
L'accordo prevede un aumento salariale composto del 18,8% in cinque anni, maturazione anticipata delle ferie retribuite, migliori benefici sanitari e di welfare, modifiche alle regole locali del lavoro, un rimborso delle spese di viaggio migliorato e orari di lavoro più flessibili. Norfolk Southern afferma che questo accordo ratificato significa che ora ha accordi con 12 dei 13 sindacati, con un accordo provvisorio in attesa di ratifica.
Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) anunció el 11 de noviembre de 2025 un acuerdo colectivo quinquenal con la Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen que cubre a casi 970 empleados de señalización.
El acuerdo ofrece un incremento salarial compuesto del 18,8% en cinco años, acumulación anticipada de vacaciones pagadas, mejoras en beneficios de salud y bienestar, cambios en las reglas laborales locales, un mejor reembolso de gastos de viaje y una programación más flexible. Norfolk Southern dice que este acuerdo ratificado significa que ya tiene acuerdos con 12 de 13 sindicatos, con un acuerdo provisional pendiente de ratificación.
노포크 사우스랜(NSC)은 2025년 11월 11일에 Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen와 함께 약 970명의 신호 직원들을 포괄하는 5년 간의 단체협약을 발표했다.
이 합의는 5년 동안 18.8%의 복합 임금 인상, 조기 유급 휴가 적립, 건강 및 복지 혜택 개선, 지역 노동 규칙 변경, 향상된 출장비 환급 및 더 유연한 근무 일정 등을 제공한다. Norfolk Southern은 이 비준된 합의로 이제 13개 노조 중 12개와 합의가 체결됐으며, 하나의 잠정 합의가 ratification을 기다리고 있다고 밝혔다.
Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) a annoncé le 11 novembre 2025 un accord collectif quinquennal avec la Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen couvrant près de 970 agents de signalisation.
L'accord prévoit une augmentation salariale composée de 18,8% sur cinq ans, une accrual anticipée des congés payés, des prestations de santé et de bien-être améliorées, des modifications locales des règles du travail, un meilleur remboursement des frais de déplacement et des horaires de travail plus flexibles. Norfolk Southern indique que cet accord ratifié signifie qu'il dispose désormais d'accords avec 12 sur 13 syndicats, avec un accord provisoire en attente de ratification.
Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) gab am 11. November 2025 eine fünftjährige Tarifvereinbarung mit der Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen bekannt, die fast 970 Signalleute abdeckt.
Die Vereinbarung sieht eine kumulierte Lohnerhöhung von 18,8% über fünf Jahre vor, eine frühere Gewährung des Urlaubs, verbesserte Gesundheits- und Sozialleistungen, Änderungen der lokalen Arbeitsregeln, eine bessere Reisekostenerstattung und flexiblere Dienstpläne.
Norfolk Southern sagt, dass dieser ratifizierte Deal bedeutet, dass es nun Vereinbarungen mit 12 von 13 Gewerkschaften hat, wobei eine vorläufige Vereinbarung noch der Ratifikation bedarf.
نورفولك ساوثرن (بورصة نيويورك: NSC) أعلنت في 11 نوفمبر 2025 عن اتفاقية تفاوض جماعية مدتها خمس سنوات مع أخوة عاملين الإشارة في السكك الحديدية تغطي قرابة 970 موظف إشارة.
توفر الاتفاقية زيادة في الأجور مركبة بنسبة 18.8% على مدى خمس سنوات، واحتسابًا مبكرًا لإجازات مدفوعة، وتحسينات في مزايا الصحة والرفاه، وتغييرات في قواعد العمل المحلية، وتحسين تعويض نفقات السفر، وجداول زمنية أكثر مرونة.
وتقول نورفولك ساوثرن إن هذه الصفقة المصادق عليها تعني أنها لديها الآن اتفاقات مع 12 من أصل 13 نقابة، مع وجود اتفاق مبدئي واحد قيد المصادقة.
- 18.8% compounded wage increase over five years
- Covers nearly 970 Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen team members
- Ratified agreements reached with 12 of 13 unions
- Wage increases imply higher labor costs for the next five years
- Earlier paid vacation accruals increase near-term benefit expense
- One union contract remains tentative pending ratification
Insights
Five-year agreement with the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen delivers material wage and benefits gains and moves Norfolk Southern toward full contract closure.
Norfolk Southern and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) agreed to a five-year contract that yields an
The business mechanism is straightforward: labor costs will rise through the compounded wage increase and expanded benefits while the company secures labor peace across most of its workforce, with 12 of 13 unions already ratified and one tentative agreement pending. The balance between higher compensation expense and operational stability is the central dependency; the press release names completed ratifications as a corporate objective but gives no dollar totals, timing of cash flows, or offsetting efficiencies.
Watch for completion of the final union ratification and the unfolding of payroll and benefit implementation over the
Agreement delivers significant future enhancements to pay, health care and vacation
Today's agreement covers nearly 970 dedicated and highly skilled BRS team members across the company's network, providing them with significant improvements to their pay, health care and vacation benefits.
"Our railroaders are the backbone of Norfolk Southern, and I appreciate the collaboration with BRS on behalf of our signal employees," said Mark George, Norfolk Southern President and CEO. "Their expertise and dedication ensure our operations remain safe, fluid and efficient — day in and day out. This agreement brings us closer to completing our full slate of ratified union contracts, a milestone that underscores our deep commitment to our people and their future."
"BRS and NS have established a positive working relationship through the collective efforts of our safety collaboration programs," said Michael Baldwin, Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen President. "We've built on this relationship to drive progress at the bargaining table, allowing the parties to reach wage, health care, and work-rule changes that address the items most important to our members."
The agreement provides for an 18.8-percent compounded wage increase over the next five years. It also offers railroaders more paid vacation earlier in their career and makes impactful enhancements to an already robust suite of health and welfare benefits. Finally, the agreement offers several local work-rule enhancements, providing improved travel-expense reimbursement and more flexible scheduling for signal construction.
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