P&L engineers ratify new deal

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor

United Transportation Union Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (UTU-SMART)-represented engineers employed by Paducah and Louisville Railway ratified a new five-year agreement.

 

The agreement provides for wage increases in each year of the agreement with an initial adjustment of three percent, effective January 1, 2014, and additional adjustments of three percent on January 1, 2015, and every year thereafter through 2018. The total general wage increase over the life of the contract is 15 percent, with a 16 percent cumulative increase.

In addition, the agreement provides full back-pay, an increase in certification and meal allowance payments, increases in 401K contributions and a cap to health and welfare contributions at $225.00 for the family plan over the life of the agreement. It also establishes call windows for regular assignments, preserves cost of living adjustments and improves bereavement and personal leave provisions.

 

 

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