More layoffs to come this fall. Don’t get comfy!
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NS looking to run more trains around Enola, and do more flat switching. Not sure about idling that place.
Waddy ya mean dont get comfy., Im comfy right now and I hate change.
Enola is getting idled.
Enola will not be idled.
They are going the wrong direction on operating ratio while everyone else is moving forward. In July the competition began reporting way-worse-than-last-year-but-still-better-than-expected Q2 results. Ns looked at their own preliminary numbers and knew we were in trouble. The board of directors met behind closed doors, having finally lost the last bit of patience in Farrell and he got the boot. Board also decided that it was time for Wheeler to retire and so now we have Sanborn as the new “everybody look who we got now to get this company straightened out” executive. Better believe that while we were treated to a good preview over the last year the ‘best’ is yet to come. Don’t be fooled into returning if you are furloughed. It’s only temporary. If you are still here you better keep your a$$ marked up and make it while you can. There’s no way they are turning back now....they better be thanking god that this year they had a virus to blame everything on. The fist of the new COO will be delivering the knockout blows to shops/yards/departments etc shortly to be sure of a fresh start to 2021.
Corporate will look at the numbers on Nov 4th and see if more furloughs are needed.
They're going to idle Enola.
I don’t see anything major happening in October. I have a strong feeling they’re going to pull a major Tuesday before Thanksgiving lay-off or possibly Christmas. Then last minute they’ll force OT on all the guys that had Holiday plans and give anyone that marks off days on the street. Unfortunately they know the union won’t fight too hard against it
Their goal when it’s over is to have more management people than hourly system wide.
12% cut coming October 2nd. Discussed in our meetings about work force adjustments. Yards where they know early quits and deals are happening will have a higher %. Possibly as high as 18-20%.
Its like a wave. When UP does it .... the wave eventually rolls to the east coast ....
Thought it was getting too quiet around here.