Surely people aren’t still applying are they?
Roseville ca
Its official roseville car department/ carman will be reduced, no 1 is safe. Not even the Forman at this point. good luck
VP transportation furlough explnation
Vp of transportation dancing around why no notification they are going to furlough you. Trying to explain the 5 stages of grief, bottom line contrary to his explanation it is premeditated planned cuts. His explanation makes them feel good not tey etc... — read more
Union Pacific Foreman furlough
https://www.up.com/employee/hr/FurloughedEmployees/Furlough
Train Crew size
Omaha reporting the obvious. Once 1 man crews those positions are gone forever. Road personnel need to plan accordingly. PTC and EMS are like the EOT replacing the caboose. UTU is so unnecessary that the UP isn't even including them in the process... — read more
What happened in Roseville?
I see on Itrack a ton of job abolishments and repostings..... was there furloughs?
Laid off ? Give another transportation industry a try.
I was laid off at the beginning of the year and I decided to get my CDL. I am now working for a local company making great money and being treated like a valued employee. I won’t return to the RR industry after experiencing life outside of it. I have... — read more
Jenks
Just got word 25 postions at jenks will be cut wihin the next two weeks. Phuk this company
UP having to pay for positive news
This is pretty sad. Only way this local school and UP can get news about their joint venture out there is with a sponsored feature... — read more
What if UP left Omaha?
Would more people want to work there and could they bring in more college educated talent if they were headquartered elsewhere?
Heritage Fleet
They have been hit, 2 Carmen and 1 Carpenter have been Furloughed today.
San Antonio
167 conductors furloughed 17 conductors AW.
Wide open loco throttle.
Train crews tell me the trains are so underpowered, that they have to run the locos with a wide open throttle on the main lines just to keep the trains moving. Is this true ?
Grand Junction ,Colorado.
I drove through Grand Junction a few years ago , they had a 100 or so locos stored there. Anybody know how many stored there now ? 1/7/20.
Straight up comments.
Thanks to everyone who has left comments in the straight up articles on up online. Nice to see so many writing their real life experiences about the UP and what PSR is doing.
Central Freight Lines readies for bankruptcy
Central Freight Lines, Inc., a Waco, TX based trucking company is readying for Chapter 11 bankruptcy according to sources close to upper management. Sources have confirmed the company needed to make it into the 2020 year in order to maximize its... — read more
Union trivia
My local chairman doesnt know the very basics of the agreement or the process to conduct Union business. Absolutely any matters that I would have expected assistance from the Union as a dues paying member in good standing help was ultimately solved... — read more
ARASA supervisors eliminated
All ARASA supervisors will be eliminated throughout the system, over 500 jobs affected. Shift Managers will run the crew.
Commerce Officially Done!
After close to a year of rumors, Commerce is officially done. Employees will be giving notice next week, and under the terms of WARN Act they will be giving 60 day notice.
TX YARDS
Was told by a reliable source that Strang & Beaumont are on the chopping block for this year. Apparently these folks want humps to switch more than 2500 cars, if you ain't switching that many YOU GONE.
Massive Layoffs at NS today
go to: thelayoff.com/norfolk-southern or &norfolk-southern
Where is the union?
It’s hard to believe that the union could careless how many members it loses? At some point wont all these cuts affect the unions bottom line? Or are they being subsidized by the company to look the other way? Our local chairman seems very unmoved... — read more
1 Man Crews
The obvious. I just wish it would be done with so,I know where I stand. I probably won't have the seniority. Get it over with unions.
Railroads slashing workers - Cheered on by Wall Street 1/3/2020 article
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/railroads-are-slashing-workers-cheered-on-by-wall-street-to-stay-profitable-amid-trumps-trade-war/2020/01/02/dc757ed4-1603-11ea-a659-7d69641c6ff7_story.html
Union Pacific reduces operations at Armourdale yard in KCK
20 folks affected so far.
GOODBYE DAVIDSON
The hump at Davidson will be shut down, effective 01/31. Goodbye.
San Antonio service unit
156 conductors furloughed. 15 conductors AW.
Call out
So, just curious. Our wonderful rating, has Lance been asked point blank why his approval rating is less than 10%? How do we get him on camera answering this question and his plan to improve company morale? I'm not delusional, as employees we do not... — read more
Abolishing remote jobs Armondale Kcmo 1/4
Abolishing all remote jjobs in Armondale yrd Kansas City mo 1/4 annoucement made
San Antonio service unit.
147 conductors furloughed AX345 CT30. 15 conductors AW. AX345 AW30. 15 BT40 AX345 9 BS40 AX345 Who ever said there would be more cuts with the new year was telling the truth.
Am I the only one optimistic about this year?
I think it has to be better than the last one... I can't be the only one who feels this way...
Building America
Hey, the holiday is over on 1/2/20, let's go build America.
It’s 2020 and Union Pacific still the worst company in America
Congrats everyone let’s pop the champagne!
2020 Tournament of Roses Parade
I wonder if we will see a Union Pacific PSR rose parade float this year. With 3 ATR floats behind it so when the leader catchs on fire due to deleted and canceled tasks the other ones will shove it the rest of the way. Go PSR!!!!
Sc-aping PSR
PSR not going as planned, glass palace says probably going to sc-ap PSR all together. There is hope gentlemen, a lot of workers will continue to live there normal lives again. Remember men HOPE is a good thing.
I’m craft union worker from another company with the possibility to hire on UP.
Reading the posts here I assume I should probably just stay put where I’m at now at for now? It’s for the service tech positions btw.
Anyone know if you can sue for a hostile work environment
When I lay off Lk LS my co workers make snide comments. When other co-workers lay of FMLA people make nasty remarks and harass them for Being off due to family and medical issues. Now my problem is is that the company puts your lay off status out... — read more
Firings taking over?
Is it just me, or does it seem UP is now gravitating more towards straight-out firings instead of layoffs? I know a few people who were let go for laughable reasons (and I really do hope they decide to sue the company) and this seems to be... — read more
Union Pacific sluggish volumes and high debt levels are concerning
But they had to take out debt to pay dividends and buy back stock!! "Recently, we issued an updated research report on Union Pacific Corporation (UNP - Free Report) . The company is witnessing sluggish overall volumes (measured by total revenue... — read more