So the glass palace has put out the new plan to show their appreciation for the employees they haven’t laid off but continue to threaten. How many people are actually going to show up for this poor attempt to apologize for the $hitshow they created. — read more
Layoff.com blacklist workaround
This c-ap site will blacklist you when posting too many negative facts about UP. Just turn off wifi right before submitting or use vpn. Maybe they shouldn’t use interns to run the site.
Stay home and self quarantine when sick during coronavirus outbreak per medical expert Dr David Agus on CBS news
Said if everyone goes to doctor it will overwhelm the system. If you don’t feel better after a few days then go to the doctor. This is in direct conflict with the “experts” at UP that think everyone should go to the doctor immediately and get a... — read more
You know what we haven't seen on this page in a little while?
Some actual useful information about layoffs at Union Pacific. Oh sure, there's Mike Ockballs jokes, random rants about how Union Pacific is enriching itself at the expense of its employees, trolls, bad inside jokes, barely coherent rants from... — read more
I’m a manager. I hear you. What can I do?
I can’t change your agreement.
Next StraightUP article
Ok so now we’ve had HR attempt to blow smoke up the employees a$$e$ again with a cheerleading puff piece, what will be the next topic? It’s funny that the person that wrote the article claimed it was social media and not a magazine that’s been around... — read more
Union Pacific has the worst absentee policy of all and will do nothing to help control the epidemic
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/americas-bad-paid-sick-leave-policy-could-make-the-coronavirus-outbreak-worse/ar-BB10tm4A
Union
Top UAW union head busted for embezzling 1 millon dollars. This is why i beg for our union books to be audited. I know our union is dirty first hand. I would like to vote for a outside source to do a audit and find out about the personal items bought... — read more
News and experts say if you’re sick don’t go to work due to coronavirus fears.
Has UP modified it’s attendance policy or just come to work and spread your germs like normal? Also, will the bathrooms actually be stocked with soap for a change?
Borrow outs in being offered for zone 100 to Texas
ADVERTISING TEMPORARY BORROW-OUT POSITIONS FOR RCO QUALIFIED CONDUCTOR/SWITCHMAN IN ZONE 100 HUB THERE IS A TEMPORARY NEED FOR RCO QUALIFIED ZONE 100 HUB SENIORITY DISTRICT TRAINMEN TO BORROW OUT TO HOUSTON SENIORITY HUB WHICH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT... — read more
Keep pumping the stock
Well Vena just doubled down and helped pump the stock just a bit more since it started tanking because of “the coronavirus” let’s see how long he holds on to that stock (additive to his golden... — read more
Straight UP StUPid topic of the week: "Why is UP’s Rating as A ‘Great Place to Work’ So Low?"
Seriously. You really cant figure it out Omaha
Everyone should voice their opinion at this public meeting. Union Pacific cannot be trusted and will always take the easy way out
“After the agency gets the revised application from Union Pacific, TCEQ will review the plan, which typically takes around 90 days, said Beth Seaton, director of the TCEQ remediation division. Once the review is completed, Seaton said, the agency... — read more
METRA
Metra and UP signed a new 3 yr PSA. I guess UP couldn't sweeten the deal enough for Metra to take it all back from them..
CEO holding steady at 8% approval on Glassdoor.
Even with a recent flood of positive reviews, he is still stuck at 8%. Has he reached bottom?
UP hit with 100 million $$ lawsuit. UP to submit a cleanup plan to state after high rates of cancer
“There is still more work to be done in this area to clean up what I consider environmental racism,” said Texas Sen. Borris L. Miles. “The state of Texas is not going to allow Union Pacific to ignore this site that has been plaguing our community for... — read more
OMTs Quitting
Word on the outside is that UP can't keep an OMT for more than 6 months now. Any truth to this? Are the FMTs holding up any better?
Penalizing companies for outsourcing
Is there a way to do this. Something like, you ship jobs overseas (finance, marketing, IT, etc.) and we the people tax you
Traffic going up?
Rumors of business picking up randomly around the system and locomotives being pulled out of storage. How much truth is there to those two rumors?
Let’s use this page as an advantage
So here we go again, people on here posting bull$hit that doesn't pertain to helpful or even vaguely useful information. Rumors of layoffs, local/state/federal government crackdowns or attempts to reel in the company on their $hitty business... — read more
Congrats Union Pacific. It's your six month anniversary of being named the worst company to work for in America.
Congratulations!!!! Here's to another 150 years of mediocrity and broken dreams. https://moneyinc.com/worst-companies-to-work-for/
UNION PACIFIC END PLAN...TO BE UNION FREE BY 2022
You heard it hear first
funny when even politicians calling out UP on their bs. looks like you're going to have to pay tax on your fuel in Utah now
UP lobbyist said no taxes for us thanks anyway. Utah legislature said otherwise. lol And the answer to your question mr speaker of the house is no the state doesn't have a willing partner in UP. They want all the benefits but don't want to... — read more
Contractors
Since I'm in a union and have a contract with the company doesn't that make me a contractor? The only real UP employees are non union employees. (Managers, Directors ect.)
Oops!
Looks like UP was about to blow their wad in the second quarter of this year. The Corona virus put a condom at that. They can't sustain the way that they are operating long enough, to let the stock market recover.
what's up with this new video? the cheesiest one yet by far just because of the music.
i feel like they've already used this footage and just changed the song. https://twitter.com/UnionPacific/status/1232723132462620674?s=20
Jenks is an old dog on it final legs in this current climate
Everyone at least the old heads that have retired, are on their way out, and guys sitting at Jenks with 25 years have said that Jenks is a necessary evil, that being said that time of being a necessary evil has started to run its course and sadly is... — read more
ProgressRail taking over shops
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/director-locomotive-fleet-maintenance-at-progress-rail-a-caterpillar-company-1712299734
I'll just leave this right here
https://wolfstreet.com/2020/01/23/union-pacific-cut-17-of-its-workers-will-cut-8-in-2020-revenue-fell-9-5-income-10-bought-back-5-8-bn-in-shares-stock-hits-new-high/
North Little Rock shop set for closure?
Hear there trying to sell jinks property to the highest bidder. Moving all work south of Little Rock. From senior manager at ramp to someone on phone?
Just looking for rumors
Has anyone heard anything about possible layoffs?