BNSF CMO met with corporate in Fort Worth today, 1600 layoffs coming system wide ahead of June to prevent payment of contract raises and annual 120 day vacation time prior to separation for next year, cuts will be announced starting next week, mechanical will be hit especially hard, Tulsa to be shut down outside of a a truck to prevent mechanical personnel from chasing work, pipe fitters and cab carpenters system wide, 20% reduction in force in temple mechanical, alliance, Lincoln, havre
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They never announce furlough’s ahead of time lol they’ll meet you at the time clock when they’re ready.
Allience here, laborers took over our service track last week, just doing fluids, set/release on consists and sending everything from tmlts and up to the shop.
Local management shop supe hasn’t heard anything (Galesburg) but said CMOs will be here tomorrow (Tuesday) to make some announcement. We already had over half the fitter craft cut, I’m guessing they’re not done yet. We all know the fitters days are numbered. They have also doubled the laborer craft in the last 16 months. Rumored they are going to going to a service track ran by laborers with select crafts assisting when needed. Who knows what their “master plan” is..
Had a foreman come back from a kool aid party in Fort Worth said it wasn't a happy fun one like usual
We already did these cuts in Alliance ne so this has to be old news
The big cmo’s are making rounds through the hump yards this week. Starting with Pasco, then north town I believe. Hopefully the MRL merger doesn’t sc--w the shops on either side of their old territory.
Meh send it
Houston even got a drop pit swimming pool before BNSF decided to close it
That’s typically the sign to start packing, we love y’all, your doing a great job, we would never consider closing this shop, it’s so valuable, then you get the Houston treatment
Katie just visited Tulsa and she let us know how valued we are here! She made sure to let us all know she was grateful for the job we do! TRUST IN KATIE!!!
My productivity was at 176%! What do you mean I’m furloughed!!!!!! Let’s be honest they would be doing us all a huge favor if they spiked the switches on all yards and sent us all packing.
Lets go Katie!
I don’t think BNSF cares about long term impacts as much as short term profits at this point, it’s not like warren buffet is going to outlive most his share holder’s honestly speaking, so now it’s a big cash grab
Source?
Well we know this is FAKE NEWS! BNSF is ran by great leaders who trust and value their employees! They would sacrifice themselves before they would affect all those families!
Source please?? Vacation is earned after 110 days for younger workers, 100 days for those with 7 years or more. 20% is very deep and with retirements ahead plus less than 1/2 of furloughed workers coming back, will be a huge impact long term.
Where did you obtain this information sounds a little more specific than just an off the head comment.
I guess when it happens everyone will know, but of course they’ll be some management on here doing damage control
Yeah right. Of course some ja----s posts this
Derailment!
Here they come hardest hit will be those with reported injuries or lowest reported productivity through iPad usage