Shops will close. Locomotive and car. Cheaper to contract out and higher productivity. It’s a contract year time to end that free ride.

Do you have one at your location?

Serious question for anyone that lives in Omaha or has an educated answer. Do local people see it as a greedy and unethical employer? Or do they love it still or did they ever? Or does anyone even care? It’s funny how at UP the town of Omaha is... — read more 

Union pacific has completely destroyed employee morale with these never-ending layoffs. Tell me, how often do you see any of your coworkers in a good mood? When did you personally last smile or laugh at work? The only conversations we have anymore... — read more 

The company has succumb to the pressures of wall street, and they will do whatever it takes to appease them. This will all be over by this time next year, and we can get back to what we’re used to. PSR is not a sustainable business model, just a... — read more 

I was a diesel shop foreman. I took a fairly large per-hour payout at a different job in a different industry, and I am happy. I have job security. I have better health insurance. I make close to what I did while doing so much less work. I have a... — read more 

https://youtu.be/G_wu9LU8tnQ

It's up to us workers to stop this madness. We have a choice either s--- into their lies or we fight back and show them who really is boss. Mechanical dept lay down on them. Transportation find every defect and shut those trains down. Slow this... — read more 

Can anyone think of why someone, somewhere, would leave (obviously) fake positive employee reviews on websites like Glassdoor and Indeed? They have titles like "serious ground transportation" and "great place to work" with four or five stars. Clearly... — read more 

We had a long thread on UP/CSX merger about 6 months ago. I wanted to reopen this discussion - want to see what people know or think now - the old thread is https://www.thelayoff.com/t/WuzB5HF or @WuzB5HF - Anyhow I am hearing rumors that UP is in... — read more 

Before Congress, FRA getting called out as corrupt and the railroads exposed for putting profits over safety... — read more 

I am an agreement job holder as well. I do not think I’m entitled to a job. What I think is when a company is doing very well as Union Pacific is there shouldn’t be this kind of laying off. While I think there are bad performing employees in all... — read more 

Called back 20 mach and 10 elec in np sunday. Cancelled it today...

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/19/glassdoor-top-10-us-ceos-2019.html Stay tuned till later in year when they release the bottom 10. BTW, the best buy ceo has a 97% approval rating on glassdoor which is higher than the general approval rating of the... — read more 

12 carman jobs were eliminated at the Proviso yard on June 20, 2019 as a result of precision railroading. The remaining 100 carman jobs were abolished and reposted on the bid board. More furloughs are not out of the question.

Your time is up. Get ready to bump into Denver or North Platte

Hearing another 40 craft people to be furloughed on top of the 30+ they just furloughed.

https://breaking911.com/breaking-train-carrying-ammo-grenades-and-bombs-derails-in-nevada/

I'm curious how others looking for new jobs have done out in the market. Did having UP in your resume help? How did you leverage skills learned while at UP? How long did it take to get an offer and start date? Should I give notice before I leave or... — read more 

Is it true they shut down Herrington today

We are #3 out of 16 https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/career/the-worst-companies-to-work-for/ss-AACNbiB

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4270625-union-pacific-serious-signs-turning-point

UP wants to furlough or drive us to quit because there are too many of us, but if we try to take a vacation day they act like the railroad will come to a grinding halt and the sky will fall if any of us lay off. Which is it? Do you love us and need... — read more 

This is dismal as Union Pacific is the only transportation company on the list!!! https://www.google.com/amp/s/247wallst.com/special-report/2019/06/12/the-worst-companies-to-work-for-4/amp/

I am an agreement employee but I realize that UP doesn’t owe me or anyone else a job. The agreements deal with working conditions not employment numbers. Anyone who has worked outside the railroad would tell you that there isn’t any company who is... — read more 

UP was a wolf in sheep's clothing. How can a company like UP continue to have record breaking profits, layoff as much as they have, get tax breaks for Veterans, destroy local economies, hire competitors' ex-executives, furlough some more at will, but... — read more 

Looks like they’re running 10k + trains and laid off a bunch of trainmen.

Of course, I’m being sarcastic. We all know very well that there will be no benefits. This question basically asks how long are they going to keep the lie going. The truth is that they started letting people go a long time ago and a lot of what their... — read more 

8 units brought back in service in LA

Any word on possible cuts to management in the southern region? Which departments would be cut? What if you're a manager with less than five years on the railroad?

Word in the street is contractors are taking over the car department in Kansas City. Is there any truth to this?

lets not bad mouth the machinist union.( I.A.M.) I paid in for 15 yrs, and got 2 tee shirts. that's true brotherhood. thanks.

it has been a long time since the railroad unions were powerful enough to do anything. over the years they made deals with the devil at the expense of the younger generations until they became virtually obsolete. most of the real protections you have... — read more 

Management just confirmed 50 more machinist 60 electrican 25 f&o's to be cut Nlr Jenks