BOSTON — The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division has reached a tentative five-year agreement with Keolis Commuter Services, the union announced on Friday, March 28.
Keolis is the contract operator of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail services.
The agreement, retroactive to July 1, 2023, will include 5% raises each year, plus an additional $2 per hour in 2027. Those raises compound to 32.69% for conductors and 33.51% for assistant conductors over the life of the contract.
Other aspects of the agreement include three additional sick days per year, addition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a paid holiday, and changes to vacation allotments and bereavement leave.
SMART-TD represents 450 Keolis employees. They will receive information on casting a ratification ballot shortly.
