FORT WORTH, Texas – BNSF Railway has reached a paid sick time agreement with a ninth union, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
The railroad, which announced the deal on Thursday, says it’s part of larger ongoing discussions about modernizing the work environment. BNSF and three unions have yet to reach similar deals.
Building upon existing BNSF paid time off and sickness benefits, IBEW members will receive an additional four paid days off to use as sick days and gain the ability to convert up to three personal leave days to sick days each year.
BNSF says it remains committed to continued dialogue including the potential addition of paid sick days for those crafts that did not already have individual paid sick days prior to the recent national bargaining round.
