All 7% has done since taking over is drive this company 22 billion in debt and layoff 15000 employees! What a great leader that really cares about this company and the employees
West Colton Update
Yard to be transitioned into an intermodal yard. Hump will be going away. TTX and Greenbrier already in place for the Contract. Goodbye WCT car department. We hardly knew ya!
Roseville CA
Furloughed: 8 Electricians , 3 Machinists , 2 MSO's , 3 Managers
Fort Worth
Furloughed: 24 machinist 17 electrician 9 mso
MOW
Prepare yourselves fellow MOW employees, we are about to be hit hard with layoffs. Goodluck to all with the bills they couldn't afford with overtime. Saddle up and file BK.
Upc layoffs
Layoffs going on at upc...rumors was true...today is the day. Folks already been walked out in WR, mechanical, etc
Furloughs
4 electricians at Proviso and I electrician at Dalton were furlough this morning
North Platte changing operations
So since north platte is changing operations does this mean they will be having lay offs or calling some back. Just asking for our low seniority guys at bottom. Should i be worried or be happy the article says it will not impact 1600 employees that... — read more
job abolishments
Heard there were some cuts in communications today and some electrician jobs also cut. Good luck to all.
Agreement Employees
Why is there so much disarray in the agreement divisions? It’s pretty easy to show up and spend 4 hours waiting on trains. Seems like a cushy job. Fill out some paperwork, make sure you ware your gear, and crack some jokes. But maybe it’s easier to... — read more
North Platte is still in the lead.
With so many rumors of bringing us down with layoffs soon and shop shutting down, we still manage to stay ahead of every other shop with numbers and safety. Thats how we keep a shop from being noticed in radar. Lets just stick together and keep doing... — read more
Another executive gone?
I just heard another executive left the UP yesterday. The EVP and chief legal officer left. Did anyone else hear about that?
Unemployment
anyone know if the railroad unemployment is going to pay the 300 trump ordered through his executive order that the states are about to start paying?
Non Agreement
Does Jenks Shop have more non agreement Employees than the HQ in Omaha? Asking for a friend
WHAT'S THE LATEST
Any updates on the Palestine Car Shop? It's been a while and there have been no posts regarding their future. While we're at it, what about Desoto, MO? Have they returned to work yet? Pocatello, Idaho? Council Bluffs, Iowa? Coffeeville... — read more
China virus/ covid-19
A few tell me they had the virus last year without even knowing it. Their lab tests show they already had it in Nov./Dec. 2019 . Anybody had that happen to them ?
Yard taxis ?
Anybody seen them bring back the yard taxis to 8 hour shifts and having a driver ready to transport crews to/from hotels , and to / from their trains ? Seems like they were cancelled over 10 months ago.
Layoffs are coming to cal ave very soon!!!
Layoffs are coming to cal ave very soon!!
No Respect
The problem with UP is the lack of respect towards oneanother. Theres not one Manager that gets any respect, and agreement?, well they dont even respect themselves. Agreement just backstabs eachother and Management is nothing but a joke to them. ... — read more
Where’s Vena?
COO MIA?!
Its been to quiet. Is this the calm before the storm?
Rumor has it the Car Department is to be cut down across the board 25%. Makes sense all things considered.
A moral dilemma
Id like to start off by saying hello, long time reader first time posting. Id now like to open up an honest discussion about what some of you may be facing at work. Are your managers encouraging you to make unnecessary repairs to " make production... — read more
INTELLIGENCE
Why do so many people post stuff that is irrelevant. This cr@p proves that UP needs to lighten the load. To wit, I am not a manager and could care less about the success of this this company. Actually, if a nuclear bomb was dropped on the glass... — read more
Layoffs
Layoffs 10% across the board around the end of the month.
HIGHBALL
UP spends countless hours devising plans to make sure the agreement unions stay divided, thats a fact. Covid 19 for instance, why is it only the mechanical who are required to wear masks? Thats just a small example of what goes in behind the... — read more
2 letters sent to the class 1's by the FRA and STB regarding service and crew availability issues
That letter was sent yesterday to all class 1's yesterday regarding the deterioration of service and lack of crews. The only problem I had with it was the FRA person who signed it! That's why I'm sure nothing will happen. He's been known recently for... — read more
Enough is Enough
ok so obviously agreement and management have there differences. Its no suprise the Railroad is designed that way. Can we all agree on that? Ok good. Now lets move on and stop trying to make life miserable for oneanother. Nobody here is stupid enough... — read more
Uh oh! He's back up to 8%.
How is this possible? His approval rating was at 6% a few weeks ago. Then a week or two ago, it went to 7%. Now it's back up to 8%. He's got to be coercing people into giving false reviews. I can't understand or believe anything he's done... — read more
Word through the grapevine is that WC is going to be massively expanded.
If you work at West Colton, congrats. You all are saved from here on out.
Two hurricanes hitting the gulf coast at once. UP said nothing to see here come to work like normal.
They didn’t learn anything from Harvey when they embarrassed themselves
Head Hunter back in Los Angeles.
Last time Smith from mechanical was here, we had around 100 folks laid off.
Two derailments in one day?
It that right? One on Saturday morning in Wyoming and one in the evening in Nebraska? Just asking?
Do you see favouritism and racism at your location?
Time to report. Call your regional hotline. They do not tolerate racism in the workplace.
In the dirt
The junk coming out of North Platte can't even make it to Maxwell without being all over the rail
Why do people continue to go into management at UP from the ranks?
Help me understand. Do you like to suffer?