CPKC Reaches Tentative Labor Agreement With Locomotive Engineers

On Thursday, Canadian Pacific Kansas City said it reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) covering about 300 locomotive engineers on the Soo Line property. The engineers operate trains in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.

CPKC said the agreement includes increased wages and more flexible work rules. All terms remain subject to ratification by BLET members.

“We are very pleased to have reached this latest tentative collective agreement benefiting approximately 300 of our railroaders in the United States. Thank you to the leadership of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,” President and CEO Keith Creel said. “With this agreement and 13 others reached at the bargaining table with our unions across the United States in recent days, CPKC will continue to safely and efficiently deliver for our customers for years to come in support of American business and economic growth.”

Last week, the railroad announced 13 tentative five-year collective agreements with various unions representing roughly 360 US employees.