WASHINGTON — The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division has reached a tentative agreement with Union Pacific, the labor union announced Friday, Oct. 31.
The agreement’s basic terms are the same as in the national agreement just ratified by SMART-TD members [see “SMART-TD ratifies …,” Trains.com, Oct. 30, 2025]. It includes raises totaling 18.77%, compounded, over the five-year live of the contract; accelerated vacation accrual; improvements to health care benefits; and work rule protections. But it also includes some UP-specific provisions, the union said, including some involve disciplinary and grievance practices, as well as increased meal allowances.
A 21-day ratification vote will close on Friday, Nov. 28, with results announced the next day.
UP has previously reached ratified deals with 13 unions covering 12 crafts. The most recent addition to that list was the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, which announced its members had voted for a tentative agreement earlier this month [see “BLET ratifies new five-year contract …,” Oct. 3, 2025]. Basic terms of the BLET deal are similar to the one announced by SMART-TD.
