re: Somebody Explain The Potential Rail Strike

One additional Holiday

Sign on bonus are a result of 20ish% of workforce, mainly new guys, quitting since covid and the new high viz policy. When I hired out, 300 guys were trying to get 8 jobs, a few weeks ago in Galesburg, they tried to put on a class of 20, and only 4 of the selected show up for first day of training, that is with a $5-$15k sign on bonus, depending on location.

PEB did recommend 24% pay raise over a 5 year period, dating back to Jul 2020, at PEB Union asked for 28%, company offered 16%. Around 40% was floated around early on, not sure how accurate that number was, final Union ask was 28%

And finally, yes, changes to work rules that have been negotiated and agreed to over the years...