FRA states psr is here for a reason. Sure it's cutting manpower. The efficiency shows in numbers. As a company they strive for profits. The workforce will continue to downsize as effective efforts in streamlining continues
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PSR is not safe.
This is a manager posting. I can smell it!
Elon is going to buy UP. Problem solved
We have no toilet paper in the restrooms thanks to PSR. Who wants to shake my hand?
Ok the last time I checked their efficiency numbers were behind in every category except profit. Did you include that into your analysis? People are burning out and leaving. People aren't applying to refill the jobs that were vacated by the burnouts. Please tell the rest of us where the operations has improved. You obviously have inside knowledge of it all.
The recently proposed 'Freight Rail Shipping Fair Market Act' might just give the power to the STB to decide if the carriers are allowed to continue to profit at the expense of near EVERY other industry in the country.
IF the unions decide the PEB reccomendation is not acceptable and Congress has to step in, attaching the above proposed legislation to any "back to work' legislation, will probably expedite the recovery of the rail velocity required to get this country moving again.
Whoever runs the show after Fritz nd Co. are going to be unpopular with stockholders because it's going to take a lot of money to fix all the deferred maintenance.
Pretty soon UP is going to be like a car that hasn't had it's oil changed or checked for a few years...
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So what specifically was this “reason” that supposedly the FRA was referring to? I work in engineering, where I work I’ve seen ZERO increases in efficiency. What is happening here is needed maintenance and replacements are going undone. The drastic increase in derailments due to track failure proves this. If UP wants to layoff the ex-cons just hired, let them. The longer they stick w/ PSR tactics of not investing in the infrastructure, the more people they layoff who wont come back when asked, and the more who wont even apply here to begin with. Guess what,,, the more money is gonna have to be spent in the FUTURE in order to attract, draw in, and retain employees. What “they” are saving now, will be nothing compared to the high price “they” will have to pay later.