Signalmen of CSXT Vote for Agreement
April 30, 2025, FRONT ROYAL, VIRGINIA — Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen President Michael Baldwin announced today that members working on CSX Transportation have voted to ratify the Tentative Agreement reached on March 24, 2025. This Agreement, affecting more than 1,300 Signalmen, marks the first successful ratification of a local agreement in a round of bargaining that reflects a major departure from the traditional national process.
The results are as follows:
1,384 members were balloted.
838 (60.54% participation) ballots were received with the following results:
- 534 (63.72 % of Received Ballots) Yes, Approve
- 304 (36.27% of Received Ballots) No, Do Not Approve
- 0 (0% of Received Ballots) Spoiled Ballots
The five-year Agreement provides general wage increases totaling 17.5% (18.77% compounded) over the life of the contract. It includes changes to health and welfare benefits such as a maintained cap on employee contributions at 15% of the carrier’s payment rate, enhancements to dental and vision coverage, increased opt-out payments, and the addition of a reduced-rate, HSA-eligible employee-only coverage option. Other updates include accelerated vacation accrual schedules, new vacation eligibility for recent hires, and the ability to carry over up to 20 days of unused sick leave for documented long-term illness. While the Agreement offers improvements in multiple areas, the vote also reflected that members continue to place a high value on securing meaningful time off to care for their health and well-being.
President Baldwin stated, “This Agreement reflects the hard work of our Bargaining Committee* and sends a clear message that Signalmen are not afraid to break from tradition when it’s in the best interest of our members. We secured timely raises, major quality-of-life improvements, and long-overdue work rule reforms.”
*The members comprising the BRS/CSXT Bargaining Committee were: BRS President Mike Baldwin, Vice President East Doug VanderJagt, and General Chairmen John Heise (Baltimore & Ohio General Committee), Andy Webb (Louisville & Nashville General Committee), Tim Caldwell (Northeast General Committee), Dan Jacopino (CSXT Northern General Committee), and Jason Skidmore (Southeast General Committee).
