He added, "Votes of union workers in the United States against tentative agreements tend to reflect the white-hot anger of union employees against their employers.
Tentative agreements are their only chance for them to express their frustration with their employer and their anger at the way they have been treated."
A BNSF spokesperson said it is planning to attend the formal national labor negotiations even as it has announced nine tentative union agreements, five of which have already been ratified.
It also has tentative agreements with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), SMART-TD, SMART-TD-YDM (Yardmasters Department), the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, and Iron Ship Builders (IBB).
To date, Norfolk Southern has reached tentative agreements with 10 of its 13 unions, covering approximately 67% of its craft workforce.
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