ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern announced an agreement covering paid sick leave for members of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Blacksmiths, which becomes the ninth of its 12 unions to reach such a deal.
As with the other unions, the agreement calls for four days of paid sick leave, plus the ability to use up to three days of other paid time off for sick time.
“We continue to make strides to improve the quality of life of our craft railroaders in partnership with our unions,” Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw said in a press release. “Our railroaders help drive the American economy forward, and each of these new agreements helps ensure that they have even more time to manage their personal health and well-being.”
The agreements to date cover about 6,000 workers.
Again, what about train and engine crews? All this PR fluff never mentions the fact that the majority of union workers still have no sick time,