STRAIGHT TRACK

Let's get this straight, our jobs on the railroad have increased in productivity by 42%/28%
yet our pay has risen only 19.1%(Cost of living has risen proportionally in that time) CEO "productivity", which is measured on how well stocks do (risen 57.5% since 2000) and thier pay has risen 161.5%. Perhaps if our pay were based on the same value system that is placed on CEO's we might do better on contracts. They seem to forget. They may run the Railroads, we run the trains...... Never forget that, perhaps out Internationals will remember this as well.

      Combined, the Big Four Class I Railroads (Union Pacific,Burlington Northern Santa Fe, CSX, and Norfolk Southern) made over $5 billion in net income in 2005. (IBT Report Class I RR Financial and operating update: 2005) Source: company annual report.
     Total revenues for the Big Four carriers reached more that $43 billion in 2005. (IBT Report Class I RR Financial and operating update: 2005) Source: company annual report
During the period of the current collective bargaining agreement beginning January 1, 2000 to present, the Big Four Carriers amassed $20.729 billion dollars in net profits. Source: company annual report
     During the period of the current collective bargaining agreement beginning January 1, 2000 to present, revenue for the Big Four Carriers exceeded $245,292 billion. Source: company annual report
     During the period of the current collective bargaining agreement beginning January 1, 2000 to present, Big Four stock prices have increased an average of 157.05%. Source: http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/ (1/3/00 â�" 6/30/06)

     The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has projected that overall demand for freight rail service will increase 55% (1.3 billion tons) by 2020 from 1998 levels. Source: AAR Testimony
      Average railroad CEO income has risen 161.5 % since January
2000. Source: Forbes.com, which used latest available proxy statements (1/1/00 â�" 12/31/05). Calculated by using the average CEO incomes of the Big Four companies.
      Average railroad employee income has risen 19.1% since January 2000. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (1/1/00 â�" 12/31/05).Calculated by using the average of 5 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations under NAICS 482100 Rail Transportation.
      Railroad worker productivity (Class I Railroads) increased 42% per hour worked between 1997 and 2003. (BLS) Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Industry of Productivity Indexes at ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/opt/dipts/ipr.aiin.txt
      Railroad worker productivity (Class I Railroads) increased 28% per employee between 1997 and 2003. (BLS) Source: Bureau of LaborStatistics Industry of Productivity Indexes at ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/opt/dipts/ipr.aiin.txt