According to the United Transportation Union, brakemen, conductors and engineers on Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railway (CSS), all represented by the UTU, have ratified a new five-year agreement by a four-to-one margin.

The contract, retroactive to January 1, 2011, provides for hourly wage increases, a cap on health care contributions, productivity allowances and wage parity for those hired prior to December 15, 2010.
The UTU retains the right, throughout the life of the agreement, to negotiate profit sharing in lieu of general wage increases.