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The National Railway Labor Conference

The NRLC is a not-for-profit association whose membership consists of all major (Class I) U.S. freight railroads and many smaller lines. The NRLC, through its National Carriers' Conference Committee (NCCC), represents most of its members in national (multi-employer) collective bargaining with the 13 major rail unions. The NRLC also represents the industry on rail labor issues before federal agencies, congressional committees, and the courts; represents railroads in labor arbitration cases before the National Railroad Adjustment Board and other arbitration tribunals; administers the industry-wide health and welfare plans for rail employees; and provides training programs for rail management.

A brief history

The NRLC was formed in 1963 when three regional railroad conferences agreed to form a single, nationwide entity. The NRLC has been based in Washington, DC, since 1968.

About RailLaborFacts.org

The NRLC is sponsoring RailLaborFacts.org to make information easily available about the record and goals of the nation’s freight railroads as they engage in national bargaining with railroad unions.

Railroads in national bargaining

The railroads covered in this round, all or in part, of national bargaining include:

Alameda Belt Line Railway
Alton & Southern Railway Company
American Refrigerator Transit Company
Arkansas & Memphis Railway Bridge & Terminal Company
The Belt Railway Company of Chicago
Brownsville and Matamoros Bridge Company
BNSF Railway Company
Central California Traction Company
Chicago Heights Terminal Transfer Railroad
Consolidated Rail Corporation
CSX Transportation, Inc.
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company
The Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Kansas City Terminal Railroad Company
Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Company
Longview Switching Company
Los Angeles Junction Railway Company
Manufacturers Railway Company
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation
Oakland Terminal Railway
Port Terminal Railroad Association
Portland Terminal Railroad Company
South Carolina Public Railways
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
The Texas and Mexican Railway Company
Transtar, Inc.
Union Pacific Fruit Express
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Western Fruit Express Company
Wichita Terminal Association
Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Company