Norfolk Southern announces additional paid sick leave agreements with unions

Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that it has reached agreements with two more of its labor unions to provide up to seven paid sick days per year to their members. These agreements, reached with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, will immediately provide more than 1,350 employees with four new days of paid sick leave per year while also offering them the flexibility to use up to three additional days of existing paid time off as sick leave, Norfolk Southern said in a statement. "Following national negotiations with the unions representing our craft railroaders, we knew we could do more at the local level to improve their quality of life and experience," said Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw. "We are focused on building strong, productive relationships with local union leaders and these new agreements underscore the progress we can achieve when we work together to make a positive impact in the lives of our hardworking railroaders." With these new agreements, eight of Norfolk Southern’s twelve unions now have locally negotiated paid sick days, benefiting approximately 5,900 railroaders, the company said.