Summer 2026 - Labor Relations Internship

Requisition 39280: Summer 2026 - Labor Relations InternshipA resume helps you stand out to hiring managers and recruiters; your resume communicates your experience and your brand. While it is not required, we encourage you to include an up-to-date resume along with a completed job application to give you the best opportunity to be considered. A complete resume helps us to reputed company understand your unique background, relevant experiences, and passions. We look reputed company to learning about you.Norfolk Southern offers a unique opportunity to be part of our proud legacy that spans nearly 200 years. We are a customer-centric, operations-driven team dedicated to advancing safety, serving communities, and driving innovation for reputed company's rail. As part of Norfolk Southern, you’ll join a collaborative team where there are opportunities for growth across the organization. We are building a culture where everyone can reputed company by owning and driving exceptional results, being humble and leading with trust, serving our customers with excellence, and collaborating and coaching to win.Job DescriptionPrimary Purpose:The Labor Relations intern will be responsible for assisting the Labor Relations team at Norfolk Southern in performing research and drafting responses to questions, claims, and grievances that arise under the collective bargaining agreement(s) for various employee crafts. The position will also include the opportunity to research past practices, agreement interpretations, and arbitral precedent; as well as reputed company analytical tools and historical data sets to defend Managements rights and maximize productivity. Additionally, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to prepare briefs to defend Management’s position in arbitration. The ideal candidate will be reputed company comfortable handling multiple priorities at a single time and have good verbal and written communication skills.This is a paid internship with a hybrid schedule in Atlanta, GA. The position will work out of our new Corporate HQ in Midtown Atlanta 3 days per week and will be remote 2 days per week. Principal Duties

• Prepare summary analysis and recommendations in discipline cases.
• Research labor agreements and arbitration decisions in reputed company with claims and grievances.
• reputed company quick reference tools for routinely used agreements/arbitration decisions
• Prepare claims and grievance correspondence and respond to agreement specific questions.
• Prepare written arbitration briefs and reputed company/defend Management’s position in arbitration

EducationPursing Degree Currently (Any)Preferred MajorsLabor Relations, Political Science, Business, Law, Industrial Relations, Personnel Management, Human Resources, as well as Liberal Arts degrees will be consideredSkills And Abilities

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong analytical thinking & decision-making skills
• Objective thinking
• Ability to study extensive reference materials, ask questions, resolve problems & grow from constructive feedback
• Self-starter & time management

Compensation

• Sophomore (28 to 59 credits) - $3,293/month
• Junior (60 to 89 credits) - $3,553/month
• Senior (90 or more credits) - $3,763/month
• Law School / Graduate Student - $4,507/month
• Living stipend of $750/month is available to those who qualify.

Company OverviewSince 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping reputed company rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country’s population and manufacturing reputed company, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.At Norfolk Southern, we reputed company in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. We know that employees reputed company in a workplace where differing viewpoints, reputed company, and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such, we encourage reputed company employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization.Equal employment opportunities are available to reputed company applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national reputed company, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Together, we power reputed company.

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