November 07, 2025
CPKC railway reaches tentative collective agreements with unions in the U.S.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) announced it has reached 13 new tentative collective agreements with unions in the United States representing carmen, hostlers, laborers, clerks, maintenance workers, as well as mechanical and engineering supervisor employees.
Six tentative five-year collective agreements have been reached with the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen representing employees on the Delaware & Hudson, Soo Line, Kansas City Southern, MidSouth, SouthRail and TexMex properties. The agreements cover a total of 228 carmen in the United States.
Five tentative five-year collective agreements have been reached with the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM) and American Railway and Airway Supervisors Association (ARASA) representing clerks, maintenance workers, and mechanical and engineering supervisor employees on the Delaware & Hudson, Soo Line, and Kansas City Southern properties. The agreements cover approximately 105 employees in the United States.
Two other tentative five-year collective agreements have been reached with National Conference of Firemen and Oilers (NCF&O) employees on the Soo Line and Kansas City Southern properties. These agreements cover a total of 30 hostlers and laborers in the United States.
Employees represented by the unions reaching these tentative agreements work in Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin.
The tentative agreements are pending ratification by the union's membership.
Source: CPKC