- Union Pacific pledged lifetime job guarantees for all union employees working at time of its proposed merger with Norfolk Southern.
- Commitment applies regardless of formal labor agreements, volume trends, economic cycles, or business conditions.
- UP projected about 900 net new union jobs by year three following merger to support expected freight growth.
- Company said it has reached jobs-for-life agreements with six rail unions, including SMART-TD and American Train Dispatchers Association.
- Guarantee is positioned as additional to New York Dock protections, which typically provide up to six years of income support for workers harmed by large rail mergers.
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