Topics regarding layoffs at Union Pacific Corp.

Topics regarding layoffs at Union Pacific Corp.

Quiet

Where’s Vena? Haven’t heard him in a while. Besides the foreman cuts about to happen and them closing the Hump at Davidson yard it’s been quiet. Is the end near? Can we relax and not have to worry about having a job next week?

Don't do them any favors!

They are trying to get people to quit so they don’t have to have the bad press from actually going through with the layoffs, the notice is from the glass palace and they definitely approved of it. 3,000 people are going to lose their job this year... — read more 

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| 1122 views | | 5 replies (last February 6, 2020)
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Englewood Rail Yard workers

Englewood Rail Yard workers with cancer, this is for you: Over 80 residents in the Houston neighborhoods of the Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens in Houston have sued Union Pacific Railroad Company alleging more than $100,000,000.00 in damages for... — read more 

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| 1034 views | | 3 replies (last February 5, 2020)
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UP hiring a year round intern in real estate

I guess they need someone cheap to help them sell all the empty yards they're closing down and the ones they will in the future thanks to running off their customers. anybody want some ocean front property in North Platte?

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| 730 views | | 3 replies (last February 4, 2020)
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Let's talk about BRAZOS.

UP said this yard would be a lasting LEGACY. OOPs. So i mean WTH? Whats Hearn think? What are we going to do with it? Who does this?

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| 1450 views | | 9 replies (last February 5, 2020)
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BNSF Copycat

UP always claims to be a much better and more efficient/profitable company than BNSF. Over the last year UP has been slowly copying many of BNSF operating practices while Implementing PSR. Even though BNSF doesn’t use PSR a common phrase you’ll hear... — read more 

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| 1060 views | | 4 replies (last February 3, 2020)
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What’s been the latest news

So have the 3,000 cuts started or are they still trying to figure out which department or departments get the heaviest part of the cuts? We know that te&y are having issues with boards being exhausted, and mechanical isn’t able to keep locomotives... — read more 

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| 1900 views | | 9 replies (last February 3, 2020)
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Glassdoor

So gentlemen, my relative works on wall street and I just spoke with him. He listened in on a meeting with a group of CEO’S and said CEO’S do care and monitor the glass door ratings. Please go on Glassdoor and rate your CEO of Union Pacific to let... — read more 

Manager jobs

Look at all the locomotive managers they are hiring. Doesnt look good for the foreman.

Is there anybody who is safe?

I see people who are essential to the safety of our yard being cut, one by one. If they are dispensable, then is there anybody who isn't?

Telecom ARSA ?

Anybody know about any changes to the telecom ARSA jobs ?

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| 1071 views | | 4 replies (last February 1, 2020)
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Union Pacific Aviation

Anybody know the cost of (3) Falcon 2000 EASy aircraft? Is it true they are cutting department down to one aircraft?

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| 1203 views | | 4 replies (last January 31, 2020)
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West Colton

Is it true WCT will become a flat switch yard February 1st? Apparently there was a leadership breakfast and Vena was really pushing the issue. Fritz was acting a little standoffish when confronted by the Director at WTC. Later that afternnon during a... — read more 

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| 1350 views | | 4 replies (last February 1, 2020)
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Are we the next Boeing

As Boeing shifted from a engineer run company to a financially run company a lot of corners were cut for cost savings. We seem to be doing the same thing.

severance package

Any agreement employee get any severance package? If so, how is it that some folks are getting severance packages or 60 paid days with 4 months of healthcare and others are getting nothing but the finger?

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| 1500 views | | 4 replies (last January 29, 2020)
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ARASA

Well, whats the deal. The meting with UP was yesterday. The Union meeting was today. What going to happen.

2021 Vacation Buyout for Craft employees.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF FIREMEN & OILERS (NCF&O), BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY CARMEN (BRC), INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS (IAM), INTERNATIONSL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS (IBEW), SHEET METAL WORKERS INTERNATIONS... — read more 

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| 1570 views | | 8 replies (last February 2, 2020)
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StraightUp Truth?

Haven’t seen a new article. Did they retire that stupidity after all the comments??? How are we supposed to know what to think now?

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| 970 views | | 4 replies (last January 30, 2020)
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Warm and fuzzy

As an agreement employee I feel better after the latest online moral builder from the CFO! Go team winning, winning, winning!

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| 714 views | | 2 replies (last January 29, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+13ewIwiK

Latest Cuts

Signal Relief will be cut - starting with 40 across the system. Mechanical that signed up for the vacation buyout will be gone on 2/12 - but have to stay until then. With the Board of directors meetings coming first week of Feb, expect more layoffs... — read more 

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| 2090 views | | 13 replies (last January 30, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+13ewqU8b

How??? How in the world???

How is Union Pacific on the list of the world's most admired companies? Are you kidding me? What exactly is there to admire? I'd really like to know how this company managed to weasel its way on this... — read more 

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| 980 views | | 7 replies (last January 29, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+13edAS47

The steam trains.

Who wants to close down the steam engine shops ? Let's sell all the rolling stock .

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| 960 views | | 7 replies (last January 29, 2020)
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ARASA

Any updates on the meeting today? I find it almost laughable that the GC was vowing to “fight the union busting” after s—ing off the carrier for years

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| 1480 views | | 5 replies (last January 28, 2020)
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