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By Mary de Wet

CSX Corp. said Friday that it has reached an agreement with the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Mechanical Department to provide paid sick leave benefits.

This would be the latest union group that the Jacksonville, Fla.-based railroad has agreed with on sick leave benefits. A lack of paid sick time in the industry was one of the reasons many rail workers voted down a contract with the railroads last fall, nearly causing a nationwide transportation strike.

"CSX continues to work collaboratively with all of our union partners to find solutions that improve the quality of life for our valued employees," President and Chief Executive Joe Hinrichs said.

On Monday, CSX reached a tentative deal with the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division B&O union to provide trainmen and conductors with paid sick leave benefits.

In late March, CSX said it had paid-sick-leave agreements covering nearly 46% of its union-represented workforce.

Write to Mary de Wet at mary.dewet@wsj.com

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April 07, 2023 18:01 ET (22:01 GMT)

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