Hunter Harrison would be so proud

C'mon, we all knew that UP is not an employer that cares about people. I had no expectations to do well here. However, UP managed to surprise me. Everything is even worse than I could have imagined! Did you assume it would be so awful when you... — read more 

Facts: 100+ dispatchers fired July-September 2020 50+ have quit since. 20+ have left for other jobs since. 0 people hired. Dispatchers are being pressured to work unrested for comp days. Dispatchers are being forced to work 2 jobs... — read more 

Someone just sent me this Last night I put 3 empty coal trains together in Marysville ks. 9 units. Not all fired. 429 cars bout 23,000 feet. Supposedly longest train made today and first time ever attempted. Kept it in one piece and eventually... — read more 

then why is our closest competitor BNSF pulling away from us in carloadings? For the past couple of years we have been about 30000 carloads less than them per week. When I checked today it was closer to 40000. Why is it that every metric on the... — read more 

I apologize that this topic is not directly related to UP but to the railroading in general: Do you manage to be a railroader on the road and have a normal family and social life? For me, it’s definitely tough. It seems impossible to reconcile... — read more 

Too many managers and wanna be managers dont want skilled competent people. They dont care about things being done right. They only care about they themselves looking good. These types of people dont want to compete against competence, skill, or... — read more 

https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/pe57vs/let_me_try_to_beat_the_train_while_hauling_a/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf This happened today in Luling, Tx

I left the UP 7 months ago and it was a good decision that I made. Grass isn't always greener on the other side. This time it was. I'm much happier and not depressed as I have been in the past.

Godspeed to those staying behind and attempting to work through a hurricane… /s Honestly though, please be safe.

Like many others, I regretted ever accepting a job here. It is amazing what UP expects from employees and how little it gives us in return. I don’t believe there are many more companies with such expectations from an employees? Before I came here I... — read more 

I know I did. I'm proud to work for union pacific. This was a historical moment and I am glad I was a part of it.

People here don’t give 100 percent of themselves and for a good reason too! UP doesn’t know how to get the best out of employees, but it knows how to make them bitter, dissatisfied and unproductive. I had a lot of great colleagues who were very... — read more 

Does anybody know the details about the what? costly derailment and or trainwreck that UP is spending up to 4 million dollars a day to try and defend?? Harris WHO?

If you try to b*it in law/medicine/science you will be made a fool instantly as it’s not tolerated on these fields.

The fact that people are leaving, especially the fact that people with skills that are difficult to replace are leaving, is not seen by UP as a problem, so I don't think the employees here will see any raise for a long time. Maybe one day they'll... — read more 

Does anybody know if any UP DS's are catching COVID like the CSX ones are and dying?

The pay here is not worth the time we give to them any longer. We haven’t had a decent raise in a long time, inflation is just starting to go up and our dollar no longer spends the same. Short on manpower, stuck on 12 hour shifts per PSR playbook and... — read more 

Seeing alot more machinist and telectricians spots openings all over board. Heard south morrill nebraska is asking for more employees and they are using closed shop into offices for maintenance away crew. Any chance or rumors of opening back up and... — read more 

Of course their plan hasn't been "revolutionary". It's the same ol' more with less it's always been. You do more work with less resources while they hound you, and reap all the benefits. Only a su---r would attack a coworker for being resentful of... — read more 

It will never be clear to me why UP values a person with a degree from a mediocre university with almost no relevant experience more than a person who has acquired his knowledge over the years from the necessary practical experience? The experience... — read more 

What are the differences? I don't think it's possible to compare the work of a dispatcher a few years back and now. The job has changed a lot. It’s amazing how much work they are now asking to be done by one dispatcher here at UP. Worst of all, I... — read more 

https://www.ketv.com/amp/article/flash-flood-emergency-water-fills-streets-across-the-metro/37251154 Monster storm put downtown Omaha under water late last night, early this morning.

The only place a Utu Yard master will be is an a yard with a hump yard. They have told St Louis Yard masters TO either exercise their seniority, or become some sort of low level Mgr. With no union ties. If they do they lose their seniority to come... — read more 

Good luck guys. Puc Fra is going to have fun. Check the airrigs and logs lol

Sept 1 everybody must have the jab,or don't show up to work.

They're hiring apprentice car repair (Carmen) in Melrose Park. Good luck to whoever gets hired to work in that he-l ho-e. Hahaha

Not sure about anyone else but the fra is on a 2 week blitz here in KC and they are hitting hard. Lack of maintenance is catching up quickly engine by engine and car car

will we continue to see more executives quitting and or getting fired? the rats are jumping off the ship it seems.

Our unions are a disgrace allowing the company to go several years past due on our contracts. Then when we do get our contracts finally approved, the first portion is a penny raise so the company doesn't have to pay us back pay. Get it figured out... — read more 

People say this with wonder, ‘profit before employees’, as if it used to be different? Profit has always been more important than employees here at UP and I don’t think anything has changed there.

How many people would come back here? My opinion is that not only will most of the people who are furloughed not return to UP, but the company will lose a lot of people who are still here expecting a pay raise in vain. Perhaps UP should consider... — read more 

Is anyone feeling good here except those at the top?

The company is in miserable shape and its reputation is very bad. However, there are still excellent workers here who are characterized as very bad workers due to the reputation of the whole company. I knew that there were such prejudices but now... — read more 

A new CEO was hired to take over a struggling company. The CEO who was stepping down met with him privately and presented him with three numbered envelopes. “Open these if you run into serious trouble,” he said. Well, three months later sales and... — read more 

Congrats to everyone on all their hard work! Today we achieved the magical 55% Operating Ratio. The investors appreciate all your sacrifices. Now get back to work! 50% is next.

Wow. Guess if you like Coke it is important to never run out of supply.