• Norfolk Southern highlighted a jobs-for-life labor agreement with SMART-MD as it pursues a merger with Union Pacific.
• The pact signals workforce protections tied to the transaction, aiming to reduce labor opposition and execution risk.
• The Surface Transportation Board unanimously rejected opponents’ requests to dismiss the merger application without review.

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