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BARGAINING UPDATE: BMWED/SMART-MD COALITION PROVIDES A GENERAL REACTION
TO THE NCCC PROPOSALS
The BMWED/SMART-MD Coalition received bargaining position presentations
via web conference from the National Carriers' Conference Committee
(NCCC) on September 30, 2020; the Coalition also provided a general
reaction to the NCCC proposals and repeated the Coalition positions on
pay, benefits and work rules.

The rail carriers' spokesman lauded BMWED and SMART-MD Members for all
their hard-work and dedication while working through the Covid-19
Pandemic these last seven (7) months, noting that rail workers have
been critical to the success of the railroads and in ensuring that the
general public receive their necessary goods. But the rail carriers'
presentations described these same railroad workers are overpaid,
healthcare abusers that take advantage of the railroads through
supposedly outdated work rules and who supposedly refuse to embrace
technological changes that would assist in the performance of their
work...


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