CALGARY, AB — January 15, 2026 — Leads & Copy —
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) announced today the ratification of 16 tentative collective bargaining agreements with various unions in the United States. These agreements, reached in recent weeks, have been officially approved.
The new five-year agreements include increased wages for approximately 700 CPKC railroaders across multiple states including Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Keith Creel, CPKC President and Chief Executive Officer, expressed satisfaction with the ratification. He also thanked the union leaders for their collaborative efforts in reaching mutually beneficial agreements. He emphasized the company’s focus on serving customers and contributing to economic growth.
One agreement has been reached and ratified with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) representing approximately 300 locomotive engineers on the Soo Line property operating trains in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.
Five agreements have been reached and ratified with the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen representing 231 carmen on the Delaware & Hudson, Soo Line, Kansas City Southern, MidSouth, SouthRail, and TexMex properties.
Five agreements have been reached and ratified with the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM) and American Railway and Airway Supervisors Association (ARASA) representing clerks, maintenance workers, and mechanical and engineering supervisory employees on the Delaware & Hudson, Soo Line, and Kansas City Southern properties. The agreements cover approximately 108 U.S. employees.
Two agreements have been reached and ratified with National Conference of Firemen and Oilers (NCF&O) representing 26 hostlers and laborers in the United States on Soo Line and Kansas City Southern properties.
Three additional agreements were reached and ratified with the Soo Line Locomotive and Car Foreman’s Association (SLL&CFA) representing 19 U.S. mechanical foremen employees on the Soo Line property, the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Blacksmiths (IBB) representing three boilermakers on the Kansas City Southern property, and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Mechanical Department (SMART-MD) representing one sheet metal worker on the Kansas City Southern property.
Two more tentative five-year collective agreements were reached in December with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) representing 76 electricians in the United States on the Soo Line and Kansas City Southern properties. These two tentative agreements remain subject to ratification.
With its global headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Canada, CPKC is the first and only single-line transnational railway linking Canada, the United States and México, with unrivaled access to major ports from Vancouver to Atlantic Canada to the Gulf Coast to Lázaro Cárdenas, México. Stretching approximately 20,000 route miles and employing 20,000 railroaders, CPKC provides North American customers unparalleled rail service and network reach to key markets across the continent. CPKC is growing with its customers, offering a suite of freight transportation services, logistics solutions and supply chain expertise.
Source: CPKC
