Video on the up home page about that stupid f—ing engine and more propaganda on how we are valued as employees. They think we are the most r—ded people on the planet.
Council Bluffs
Anyone hear the rumor of Fritz and Vena(dumb and dumber) visiting council bluffs yard on March 6th?
Good ol days
I remember when I was asked “hey where you working at?” I said the railroad, and they would say wow that’s a great job, it would take a act of Congress to get you out of there. Just yesterday I was asked again, I said railroad, they said oh I hear... — read more
Omaha layoffs ?
Anbody know details about any layofs in Omaha the last 2 weeks ?
uh oh spaghettio. Union Pacific stock falls below 200 day moving average. Sign of future things to come. Stock continues to drop.
company will under perform once again in Q1 wait and see. Can't wait for all the neighborhood UP foamers to tell us why this is a good thing... — read more
Hate your job and your managers? Here's one simple solution.
If you work at UP and you're not a manager, chances are that you spend most of your time complaining about your managers. Believe me when I tell you that managers detest you as much you detest them, and they probably detest UP even more than you do... — read more
Rumblings Around The System
Ok folks let’s hear what’s going on in this epically sinking ship. People leaving voluntarily at your location, managers proving their unfitness to be in charge, not able to do the job because your shorthanded or you can’t get parts, overtime being... — read more
There is no future at the railiroad. Start looking for another job before you get laid off.
Folks, it's not just Union Pacific. All the class ones are in the same boat and it is only going to get worse not better. If you're relatively young and retirement isn't in the immediate future, start looking . ... — read more
UP executives are cashing out!
CFO J. Hamann sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $183.00, for a total transaction of $183,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief... — read more
UP shares down 2.9% since last earnings report. Under performing the S&P 500. How long till guys at top get the boot?
Negative trend continuing since Q4 which also under-performed. But the good news is they bought back $6 billion in stock in 2019. Max out those credit cards!!! https://finance.yahoo.com/news/union-pacific-unp-down-2-163004425.html
Go cast your vote on Glassdoor. Let’s get King Lance down to 0%.
Right now there are 711 ratings on him and an 8% approval. By my count that’s 57 Russian spam bots that approve and 654 humans that work for UP that disapprove.
West Colton
West Colton what's the rumors?
one day when dispatch center is outsourced
i understood your trains is 12000 feet long and siding is only 7000 feet and there is another train approaching head on but not to worry sir i have escalated this to our customer service team and can assure you we take customer satisfaction very... — read more
When it’s time to recover
So when this PSR Ponzi scheme is finally finished and they get back to the railroading that we were doing before, taking care of the customers we manage to have left and actually building America. How long will it be before that is actually... — read more
i thought houston yards were shutting down????
cut half the jobs at settegast and was going to move everything to englewood, but now they've brought back all the jobs they cut lol. these guys don't know what in the hell they're doing. get out your popcorn and watch the show. we're getting... — read more
Are US railroads ready for post-coronavirus volume spikes?
I think everyone here knows the real answer to that question but the article does examine the unique situation of UP as a primarily west coast carrier. https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/US-railroads-PSR-volume-spikes-China-coronavirus/572735/
Palestine
Is there life after they close Palestine car shop?
Interesting read
https://morningconsult.com/opinions/workers-play-against-a-stacked-deck-at-trumps-nlrb/?fbclid=IwAR2xB2G8lN1NYZyYA7Ltp7nhPtN9mCihJNu7trvNtareVT3zEnESrKQteGc
Dispatcher rightsizing
Latest news 100 dispatchers to be let go in Harriman Center As Fritz said yesterday safety needs improvement on Barkley’s special investor conference call in Miami Fla
Hey jimmy. Did ya see all them natives up north shut your old railroad down?
Can you believe it jimmy? I bet they wouldn't have tried that mess with you runnin the show. Did the shareholders see this? Funny thing is wasn't nuthin to do with the railroad. Well jimmy iz jus wanderin if ya seen that? Oh yeah jimmy before i... — read more
Roseville
I’m not one to come on here but I’m hearing words their shutting Roseville down. Anyone hear anything please comment.
Which service unit has the highest paid employees?
I am curious how much of a pay difference there is system wide?
Brazos should be the Southern Headquarters.
Heard we own some property down there already.
Tennessee Pass sale
KCVN has asked feds to help with negotiations to purchase the Tennessee pass out of Colorado, UP declined the sale , this is great were gonna see how powerful UP is in Washington!
Relocating HQ
Rumors have continued to circulate that UP plans to eventually relocate, likey within the next 5 years or less. The question is, why wouldn't UP relocate? Why wouldn't they like all the incentives and tax breaks from another state? Why wouldn't they... — read more
How many employees has UP got watching this site?
Every thread has a foamer taking up for UP. More often than not, the first reply is someone defending the company. I refuse to believe anyone is such a sad sack as to go on the layoff website on their own dime on a regular and consistent basis just... — read more
Hey Lance Are These Guys Part Of The UP Family You Always Talk About?
Looks like the goons at UP can't even fire anybody right and didn't file the proper paper work. Not to worry a UP executive in this article said "the check is in the mail". Lol. What a bunch of... — read more
Straight UP StUPid
The newest StraightUP article is out. This time about how safe long a as trains are. Let the firebombing begin
UP executives they’re looking for you please raise your hand!
USA Today said they couldn’t find any students or teachers at this school. We don’t know where the teachers are, but we can solve half the mystery for them. All the students are in Omaha and work for Union... — read more
Will somebody at Vanguard please tell these clowns to match my 401k. Doesn't need a union involved just do it. Do something good for a change.
I mean i'm a Bogle head so Vanguard this will benefit you and me both. I'll get the money but you can hold it.
Do the shareholders know about BRAZOS? Do they care? Black Rock, Vanguard do you ever make a wrong right?
So you care about global warming? Yeah ok. I bet. Unrivaled corruption.
What happened to UPWAY? TSC?
That was a circus. They could fit more clowns in a rental car than humanly possible.