Hello brothers, just checking on any new updates. Heard we are getting to point on being less worried on layoffs. Heard also they might be callling some us machinist back to work. And many old heads retiring this year. So are we considered safe then? — read more 

I stayed in this company only because of my family, otherwise I would have agreed to any other job, even a lower paid job, just to get out of here. Honestly, UP made me feel disgusted with the railroad industry in which I dreamed of working as a boy... — read more 

Lay off and stay warm and safe at home.

Someone wrote this yesterday: “I heard about a career fair that the UP was a part of last year that NO ONE was interested in. I was told that it was in Iowa somewhere. As big as the UP is, and with some of the wages the UP pays, that no one showed... — read more 

I used to be an apprentice for the Union Pacific in the car department. I received a letter asking me if I would want to go work out west. there is actually no way that I would ever go back to that place. I quit my job to work for them and they laid... — read more 

I hear they are getting ready to start call back the facilities electricians system wide

There will be an appeal. UP likes for people to abide by contracts when it benefits them but not other way around. Expect more layoffs in Palestine to come.

A lot of people traditionally dislike HR, but I have several peers in HR that don’t even enjoy their job anymore. They don’t respect the company, and are looking to leave for a better opportunity. One of them specifically said she doesn’t even know... — read more 

Here it comes. DOOs cut in less than 3 hours. Bye Felicia.

It's in the works all tci jobs will be furloughed by the end of March,2021 Contract labor is on its way!

Well I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t nice to see the managers get it stuck to them too. I was in the crew room by my senior managers office when he got the call about his bonus and it was 50% less than last time he was p-ss-d. The admin lady said... — read more 

Look everyone the put out another puff piece about how the company is the most admired railroad by fortune. From the post: Union Pacific was honored as one of Fortune's most admired companies among trucking, transportation and logistics companies... — read more 

FYI furloughed or folks let go the Canadian Pacific is hiring like crazy. They are offering big hiring bonuses as well. Friend of mine works in Illinois as a Conductor and makes a pile of money working for the CP. just thought I’d let y’all know. — read more 

Is everyone else’s northern points struggling to keep up, It seems the snow and a bare minimum of employees isn’t working out

https://chi.streetsblog.org/2021/01/28/train-in-vain-is-the-metra-union-pacific-feud-impacting-onboard-safety-and-quality-of-life/

Question how do these guys still have a job? If there is ever proof UP cuts the wrong positions this is it. Just renames the position and nobody even knows what these guys do anymore. They’re just hiding in the basement hoping nobody notices they... — read more 

This company finds any way they can to screw their employees. The employees are the ones working hard putting themselves and their families at risk by working, not having the proper information and basic fundamental protection from covid-19... — read more 

Gets you preferred treatment here, as does polishing the knob. Careful there, someone might put a broomstick in your spokes or cut off the oppressing appendage.

I noticed the CEO's review numbers on glassdoor have gone up. The situation at the UP hasn't gotten any better. The UP is a cesspool, not one employee left has anything nice to say, and somehow he's doing better?

Yet they are surprised by the results....

All you’ll find is a press release from March 2020 about the big plans. Lots of talk and no tangible results. Typical UP leadership. Quick for PR release and not much else. They dropped that project quicker than a New Years resolution.

West Colton hump will shut down Feb 1st get ready for contractors and intermodal traffic with very limited manifest

All central mechanical mbo programs cancelled Feb. 1. Bonus time for management and struggles for labor

In a normal company people would be happy to know results were improving because it would mean fewer layoffs. With UP we know all too well that how well the company does has exactly zero bearing on layoffs. Some of our worst layoffs came while our... — read more 

So UP went from hiring for nothing to hiring for everything. Does this mean all the people in north platte that were laid off are going to get called back or they just want to hire some more and lay them off after training is over as well?

Any layoffs happen this year already?

They have called back some diesel shop guys that were furloughed in San Antonio. Only one accepted so far. The rest rejected.

UP doesn’t have any external jobs posted for the first time in a while. Not even anything for the poor interns. Not even the 6 or 7 lawyer postings they usually have. They need to start hiring some dispatchers before they have to get the DJs... — read more 

With the current state of affairs and the direction this Railroad is headed, it seems more tragic then the Von Erich wrestling legacy curse.

The greatest part is there is no hiring class in the works. A dispatcher takes 6 months to train and 2-4 years to get decent. When it downward spirals it will go down fast. **I have heard they are raiding the company for former dispatchers and making... — read more 

I've seen engines explode before, but this one is the worst I've seen so far. A UP engine in Utah blew up so badly that mangled everything with 4 feet of of the turbo. How no one was injured in that explosion is a miracle.

According to the latest announcement, effective January 15, 2021 the agreement professional Crew Dispatchers in CMS will report to Train Dispatchers. Dispatchers will be trained to be responsible for hiring, promotion interviews, and discipline... — read more 

Last fall they made cuts to the train dispatching workforce to "right size" the department. Along with an increase of Covid-19 cases within the department, they also didn't expect the large amount of resignations after the bloodbath of layoffs. Now... — read more 

Covid 19 has hit the West Colton yard and is wiping out crews faster than Jim Vena shutting down a hump yard. The once indestructable yard has now fallen victim to the uber virus. Last Saturday 3 Carmen sharing a 3 hour lunch together fell victim to... — read more 

I would (and have) told tell them to run. Once I explain a little about the company and the layoffs as soon as training is over they realize their current job is better. The only reason to take a job with UP now is if you are unemployed. They’re... — read more 

Haven’t heard of any layoffs lately. So are we done with the target number of machinist to be furloughed. Will they ever call some if us brothers back to work. Has been slow lately then busy and then call OT. Does anyone else think we are safe now i... — read more 

This company doesn’t even pretend to care about safety anymore. It’s all about the short term profits and insider trading to sell off before the earnings report comes out. (...) It is literally rated the worst company in America. What else can be... — read more