Amtrak Execs Donate Bonus Half To Workers After DOT Yells At Them
KEY POINTS
- •Over 18,000 unionized Amtrak workers will receive a $900 holiday bonus after executives gave up half their bonuses.
- •Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy praised Amtrak's leadership for sacrificing bonuses amid criticism from Trump's Department of Transportation.
- •Amtrak’s board agreed to cut out long-term incentive bonuses for executives following a DOT deal and record revenue year.
In a festive display of ‘please don’t roast us again,’ 246 Amtrak managers collectively slashed their $16.2 million bonus buffet to hand 18,000 unionized workers a $900 holiday bonus. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy declared Christmas came early thanks to leadership choosing generosity—or a good PR moment—after the Trump administration dinged Amtrak execs for “exorbitant payouts.” DOT’s Steven G. Bradbury applauded this might-have-been-penance, while Amtrak stayed radio silent, presumably busy counting the remaining bonus scraps. All this happened after a record 34.5 million trips and $2.7 billion in ticket sales—proof employees deserve more pie than the folks who steer it.
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Nothing says holiday cheer like Amtrak execs being forced by the feds to donate part of their bonuses while workers get a quarter grand pumpkin pie slice. 'Generosity' by government mandate: the season’s hottest new tradition.
Amtrak bosses give up a chunk of $16.2 million bonuses so workers get $900. The math of ‘holiday spirit’: meet corporate face-saving arithmetic.
Last year Amtrak execs’ bonuses screamed ‘naughty,’ this year they got a stern DOT spank until they shared the holiday candy.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 12/13/2025 | Author: Kelsey Vlamis
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