Canadian Pacific Kansas City has reached 13 tentative collective agreements with unions representing more than 360 railway workers across 10 U.S. states. The five-year agreements cover carmen, hostlers, laborers, clerks, maintenance workers, and mechanical and engineering supervisor employees.
The railway reached six tentative agreements with the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen covering 228 carmen working on the Delaware & Hudson, Soo Line, Kansas City Southern, MidSouth, SouthRail and TexMex properties.
Five agreements were reached with the Transportation Communications Union and American Railway and Airway Supervisors Association, covering approximately 105 clerks, maintenance workers, and mechanical and engineering supervisor employees on the Delaware & Hudson, Soo Line, and Kansas City Southern properties.
Two additional agreements with the National Conference of Firemen and Oilers cover 30 hostlers and laborers on the Soo Line and Kansas City Southern properties.
The tentative agreements include wage increases, according to the company. Employees covered by the agreements work in Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin.
“By working collaboratively with our union leaders at the bargaining table, we have reached agreements benefiting our employees and their families, as we serve our customers and keep the American economy moving forward,” said Keith Creel, CPKC president and chief executive officer.
The agreements are pending ratification by union members.
CPKC operates a transnational railway network linking Canada, the United States and Mexico. The company has global headquarters in Calgary and employs 20,000 workers across approximately 20,000 route miles.
