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The top-earning employees received “earned incentive” bonuses of more than $200,000 each — more than 50% of their base salaries – according to figures obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request and a statement from an Amtrak spokesperson.
Put in 5 years and your vested in RR Retirement. 30 Years of Service and age 60 gets you a full pension! So say you're 30, you can retire at 60 with a full pension as you will have put 30 years of service in and you're age 60.
You, your spouse and eligible dependents are entitled to unlimited free and reduced-rate rail transportation on Amtrak, in addition to discounts from other travel industry providers. Additionally, through the Companion Pass Program, employees can have a guest accompany them while using their personal travel privilege.
Facing a tight labor market, Amtrak and its labor unions are working together to recruit and train new workers, said Greg Regan, president of the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO. An $8 million federal grant Amtrak received for its new apprenticeship program will support those efforts.
As of Sep 26, 2023, the average hourly pay for an Amtrak in the United States is $22.05 an hour. While ZipRecruiter is seeing hourly wages as high as $36.54 and as low as $9.62, the majority of Amtrak wages currently range between $17.07 (25th percentile) to $25.00 (75th percentile) across the United States.
The OIG indicated that the most extensive examples of payroll abuse were present in the reporting of overtime, which Amtrak pays at 1.5 or 2 times the hourly rate. One train attendant claimed 110.56 hours of overtime in a single week – but no regular hours.
Amtrak is a 24 hour, 7 days a week operation, and OBS employees often ride a train along its entire journey - ranging from a few hours to two days in length, depending on the route. This will include working nights, weekends and holidays.
Amtrak is a federally chartered corporation, with the federal government as majority stockholder. The Amtrak Board of Directors is appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Amtrak is operated as a for-profit company, rather than a public authority.
Generally, yes. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers must pay new hires for time spent in meetings, training, lectures and other similar activities.
Aboard the train. On board, you do not tip the conductor or the crew operating the train. Even in coach, however, there will be a car attendant who cleans up and keeps coffee and tea available, and so if you are on board the whole day, most people will offer the attendant at least a few dollars.
Amtrak on board service employees sleep in a dorm car on the train. The operating crew, conductors, and engine crew, are on duty no longer than 12 hours, generally for shorter periods, and sleep either at home or at a hotel at their away terminal.
WASHINGTON, June 5, 2023 – Approximately 550 IAM District 19 Members at Amtrak ratified a new contract after a year and a half of successful negotiations. The seven-year agreement includes significant pay raises, improved benefits, 10 weeks of parental leave, and increased paid leave.
Freight Rail & Jobs: A Safe, Highly-compensated Workforce. As an essential component of the economy, railroading provides a dynamic work environment that provides some of the best-compensated jobs in the country.
There are many reasons for this. There is limited service between cities (Amtrak says it runs 300 trains with about 87,000 passengers per day), freight is often prioritized over passenger service in the U.S., and trains and facilities are often outdated.
The staffing shortage plaguing American businesses of all kinds continues to bite down hard at Amtrak, whose leadership acknowledged yesterday during a public Board of Directors meeting in St. Louis that despite their best efforts those shortages are going to keep crimping service for much of 2023.