INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen members have ratified a new agreement with the South Buffalo Railway, the union announced Wednesday.
Union members ratified the agreement on May 5.
The three-year contract includes a $1,000 signing bonus and wage increases of 5.5% this year, 4.5% in 2024, and 4% in 2025. It also provides members with six paid “flex days” they can use for various reasons without penalty, as well as one additional floating holiday per calendar year. Unused flex days will be paid out on the last payday before Christmas.
The South Buffalo Railway, purchased by Genesee & Wyoming in 2001, operates more than 50 miles of lines along the southeast shore of Lake Erie.
