ATDA Reaches 5-year Agreement with National Carriers’ Conference Committee to increase wages, provide healthcare enhancements, and add other contractual improvements

Cleveland, Ohio – On December 6, 2024, the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) reached a tentative 5-year agreement with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee to increase wages, provide healthcare enhancements, and add other contractual improvements. The wage increases established by the agreement total 17.5% over 5 years, with a frontloaded raise schedule that compounds to 18.77%. If ratified, each aspect of the new agreement will apply to ATDA members on the Conrail and Wisconsin Central Systems. In addition to this, if ratified, the healthcare enhancements will cover ATDA Members from the CPKC, Metra, NICTD, and Tri-Rail systems.