CALGARY, Alberta — A total of 16 tentative bargaining agreements covering Canadian Pacific Kansas City workers with various U.S. unions in recent weeks have all been ratified, the railroad announced on Thursday (Jan. 15).
The five-year agreements cover approximately 700 railroaders in 11 states.
“We are very pleased to see all these agreements ratified and thank our union leaders across the United States who have worked with us at the bargaining table to reach agreements that benefit hundreds of our railroaders,” CPKC CEO Keith Creel said in a press release. “With these agreements reached at the bargaining table and now ratified, we remain focused on serving our customers as we safely and efficiently move American business and contribute to economic growth.”
The ratified agreements include:
- One with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, representing approximately 300 engineers on the former Soo Line in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin [see “BLET ratifies contracts …,” Trains.com, Dec. 12, 2025].
- Five with the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, covering 231 workers on the Delaware & Hudson, Soo Line, Kansas City Southern, MidSouth, SouthRail, and TexMex properties.
- Five with the Transportation Communications Union and American Railway and Airway Supervisors Association, representing approximately 108 clerks, maintenance workers, and mechanical and engineering supervisors workers on the Delaware & Hudson, Soo Line, and Kansas City Southern.
- Two with the National Conference of Firemen and Oilers representing 26 hostlers and laborers on the Soo Line and Kansas City Southern.
- An agreement with the Soo Line Locomotive and Car Foreman’s Association representing 19 mechanical foremen.
- An agreement with the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Blacksmiths representing three Kansas City Southern boilermakers.
- An agreement with the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Mechanical Division representing one sheet metal worker at Kansas City Southern.
Agreements reached in December with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers representing 76 electricians on the Soo Line and Kansas City Southern remain subject to ratification.
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