I've worked for several railroads and I can say without a doubt that UP has the worst culture of them all. Don't get me wrong, none of them had good culture but UP elevated everything negative to a whole new level. Backstabbing, bullying, lying... — read more 

I can't complain much because I haven't been at UP for a long time and this job still pays my bills, but I've certainly already noticed why it has such a bad reputation. I've only been here 2 years. I wonder if there were such difficult years for a... — read more 

Any word on all the Falsifying Records going on around the system? FRA has been pulling downloads on all Wabtec machines. Thousands of Quit/Failed air tests on cars with good air dates.

Get the door closed in your face quicker than a door to door vacuum salesman

Longshore workers briefly walked off the job on in solidarity with the Teamsters to picket and disrupt traffic at one of POLA’s seven terminals in San Pedro on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Thank you for exercising your first amendment rights. — read more 

UP charges $3500 to shippers out of LA to chase away customers and chase them towards the trucking companies. More yard, facilities and employee layoffs to come!

Good luck to all my brothers and sisters, Palestine closes in 60 days or less

Anyone heard when thy might call us machinist back to work. Is shop still busy? Are many still retiring so thy can call back? Are layoffs finally over.l?

See you July 4th.

I am neither for it nor against it, I do not want to encourage or sabotage because my priority is only to leave this company as soon as possible, but I am afraid that a possible strike will not bring any special improvements. I wonder if you think... — read more 

One PoSR looking to gut another.

North Platte leading the charge. This is it. See your local union rep. Let freedom ring!

We support a system wide strike. Blet and utu will work together to make it happen! System wide strike is going to happen!!!!

This company has not grown. CUT CUT cut.. and cut not gaining new business,

Joint blet and Utu session. Time to strike. More will be discussed. See the flyers and your local rep for more info.

The company on the inside has been falling apart for quite some time now. PSR, stock buybacks, and other things have continuously inflated the stock price of a poorly run company. How can you have future growth when you have fees that make OTR... — read more 

Sometimes I’m really interested in whether those at the top visit this site to see how their employees think, or perhaps they are not interested in our opinion at all.

Suffice it to say that I was shocked to learn that a colleague who was looking for a job was recently given an option but decided to stay here anyway. I cannot give any explanation other than a typical case of Stockholm syndrome. As people have... — read more 

Looks like things are falling into place. Move hopper cars worked in DeSoto to Palestine: Done Win lawsuit to be able to completely close Palestine car shop: Done Bring hopper cars back to DeSoto: Coming May 1st. Allow Palestine... — read more 

Doesn’t sound like they expect much future growth.

The rats are leaving the ship

So is that video I saw of a derailment by gibbon new or old. Stacker on its side.

Hey, if you are a conductor and you held the door open for an old lady at the grocery store, how does one go about contacting the UP public affairs to be featured on the homepage? Technically, I didn’t even hold the door open for her as they are... — read more 

I see them pulling power out of storage, yet our carloads are not going up. Are they finally realizing you can’t run the bare minimum with no maintenance forever

A reliable source in the glass house is saying the foreman are returning to full duty.

The Union should file a lawsuit on the company for hours signed off and not paid for an example you work 8 hours you sign off 15 hours you should be paid the difference if you do not have the work and you sign off less hours you should still be paid... — read more 

3 mgrs caught fake testing an remote crew. Omaha audited the ordeal resulting in suspension pending termination for 3 field mgrs

The Omaha geniuses terminated the guys that had been FG longer than 365+ in my service unit, those remaining in FG have refused the recall letter rather than have their lives disrupted again. Good job Omaha, keep paying all those shoves.

Heard that they are calling back electrician and are having a hard time finding anyone wanting to come back?

I was laid off in 2019 and had some connection with PTC. It wasn’t working very well when I was there. Has it improved at all since then? Just curious.

Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern Agree to Combine to Create the First U.S.-Mexico-Canada Rail Network This is from the CP website. Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP, NYSE: CP) (“CP”) and Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) (“KCS”)... — read more 

These leaders in Omaha should be ashamed.

still too many managers.

They definitely don’t care if you love the company. These surveys are just show and nothing else. At this point we have to realize this is a job and nothing else. The company owes me a paycheck for the work I do and I owe them an honest days work for... — read more 

Call your local union leader today.

Way to violate that contract, SCABS