Amtrak conductors, assistant conductors and yardmasters represented by SMART Transportation Division General Committees of Adjustment have ratified a tentative agreement that was reached last month.Effective April 1, the agreement provides a compounded 18.83 percent pay increase over the life of the contract, which runs through 2021, plus retroactive pay, according to a SMART TD press release.The contract also caps monthly health care contributions, adds telemedicine services and establishes a lower-cost health plan available to employees on Jan. 1, 2019.SMART TD President John Previsich and vice presidents John England and John Lesniewski led the negotiating team.A synopsis of the agreement is available here. Railroad News
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Amtrak conductors, assistant conductors and yardmasters represented by SMART Transportation Division General Committees of Adjustment have ratified a tentative agreement that was reached last month.Effective April 1, the agreement provides a compounded 18.83 percent pay increase over the life of the contract, which runs through 2021, plus retroactive pay, according to a SMART TD press release.The contract also caps monthly health care contributions, adds telemedicine services and establishes a lower-cost health plan available to employees on Jan. 1, 2019.SMART TD President John Previsich and vice presidents John England and John Lesniewski led the negotiating team.A synopsis of the agreement is available here.
Amtrak conductors, assistant conductors and yardmasters represented by SMART Transportation Division General Committees of Adjustment have ratified a tentative agreement that was reached last month.Effective April 1, the agreement provides a compounded 18.83 percent pay increase over the life of the contract, which runs through 2021, plus retroactive pay, according to a SMART TD press release.The contract also caps monthly health care contributions, adds telemedicine services and establishes a lower-cost health plan available to employees on Jan. 1, 2019.SMART TD President John Previsich and vice presidents John England and John Lesniewski led the negotiating team.A synopsis of the agreement is available here. Contact Progressive Railroading editorial staff.
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