The unions reached tentative agreements in March; BRS represents 1,215 CSX signalmen and IBB accounts for 59 CSX railroaders.
To date, CSX has ratified agreements with 13 labor unions, covering 16 different work groups, accounting for 54% of its unionized workforce. The most recent agreement was with machinists and roadway mechanics, represented by the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, who ratified an agreement in March. The terms of all agreements are aligned, providing equivalent packages of improved wages, health care, and paid time off benefits.
“Ratifying these agreements reflects the trust we’ve built with union leadership and our shared commitment to the people who keep our company running,” said Joe Hinrichs, CSX President and CEO and Railway Age’s 2025 Railroader of the Year. “Our focus continues to be on improving safety, efficiency, and service for our customers while building a stronger, more unified ONE CSX.”
The Class I railroad said it “remains committed to working with the two remaining national rail unions representing trainmen/conductors and locomotive engineers to reach similar agreements and continuing to partner with employees to make meaningful improvements in their work environment.”
Separately, CSX’s last month reported first-quarter 2025 financial results; weather-related disruptions—winter storms and flooding—and major infrastructure rebuild projects impacted network performance, revenue and income. Hinrichs told Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono that the railroad “still expects Fiscal Year 2025 volume growth, though market uncertainty and trade policy changes increase the range of possible outcomes.” Revenue will be impacted by “lower coal benchmarks, diesel prices and volume mix,” particularly in the first half of the year. On the positive side, “fluidity gains, efficiency initiatives and labor productivity” are expected to support improvement. Capex this year will be “roughly flat year over year, excluding hurricane rebuild spending,” based on a “balanced and opportunistic approach to capital returns.”
Further Reading:
- CSX, BMWED Ratify Five-Year Deal
- NCCC, ATDA Ratify National Agreement
- NCCC, NCFO Reach Tentative Agreement; ARSF Members Ratify CBAs
- NCCC Announces Three Tentative Union Deals
- Thoughts from CSX Investor Day 2024
- CSX Secures More Labor Agreements
- CSX’s Hinrichs: ‘Ready to Meet Our Customers’ Needs’ (UPDATED 10/17, TD Cowen Insight, PLUS Interview With Joe Hinrichs on 3Q24, Weather Impacts, Labor)
- Unconventional Labor Talks Begin
- ‘This Scenario Is a Bit Unusual’
- CSX, NS, BNSF Ratify Five-Year Agreements With SMART-MD
- CSX Expands Labor Agreements With IBB, TCU
- CSX Tentative Agreements with BRC and SMART-TD GO-049 Extended to 12 Unions (Updated Aug. 23)
- Canada’s Arbitration Mandate and the Hinrichs Maneuver
