Well I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t nice to see the managers get it stuck to them too. I was in the crew room by my senior managers office when he got the call about his bonus and it was 50% less than last time he was p-ss-d. The admin lady said... — read more 

Look everyone the put out another puff piece about how the company is the most admired railroad by fortune. From the post: Union Pacific was honored as one of Fortune's most admired companies among trucking, transportation and logistics companies... — read more 

FYI furloughed or folks let go the Canadian Pacific is hiring like crazy. They are offering big hiring bonuses as well. Friend of mine works in Illinois as a Conductor and makes a pile of money working for the CP. just thought I’d let y’all know. — read more 

Is everyone else’s northern points struggling to keep up, It seems the snow and a bare minimum of employees isn’t working out

https://chi.streetsblog.org/2021/01/28/train-in-vain-is-the-metra-union-pacific-feud-impacting-onboard-safety-and-quality-of-life/

Question how do these guys still have a job? If there is ever proof UP cuts the wrong positions this is it. Just renames the position and nobody even knows what these guys do anymore. They’re just hiding in the basement hoping nobody notices they... — read more 

This company finds any way they can to screw their employees. The employees are the ones working hard putting themselves and their families at risk by working, not having the proper information and basic fundamental protection from covid-19... — read more 

Gets you preferred treatment here, as does polishing the knob. Careful there, someone might put a broomstick in your spokes or cut off the oppressing appendage.

I noticed the CEO's review numbers on glassdoor have gone up. The situation at the UP hasn't gotten any better. The UP is a cesspool, not one employee left has anything nice to say, and somehow he's doing better?

Yet they are surprised by the results....

All you’ll find is a press release from March 2020 about the big plans. Lots of talk and no tangible results. Typical UP leadership. Quick for PR release and not much else. They dropped that project quicker than a New Years resolution.

West Colton hump will shut down Feb 1st get ready for contractors and intermodal traffic with very limited manifest

All central mechanical mbo programs cancelled Feb. 1. Bonus time for management and struggles for labor

In a normal company people would be happy to know results were improving because it would mean fewer layoffs. With UP we know all too well that how well the company does has exactly zero bearing on layoffs. Some of our worst layoffs came while our... — read more 

So UP went from hiring for nothing to hiring for everything. Does this mean all the people in north platte that were laid off are going to get called back or they just want to hire some more and lay them off after training is over as well?

Any layoffs happen this year already?

They have called back some diesel shop guys that were furloughed in San Antonio. Only one accepted so far. The rest rejected.

UP doesn’t have any external jobs posted for the first time in a while. Not even anything for the poor interns. Not even the 6 or 7 lawyer postings they usually have. They need to start hiring some dispatchers before they have to get the DJs... — read more 

With the current state of affairs and the direction this Railroad is headed, it seems more tragic then the Von Erich wrestling legacy curse.

The greatest part is there is no hiring class in the works. A dispatcher takes 6 months to train and 2-4 years to get decent. When it downward spirals it will go down fast. **I have heard they are raiding the company for former dispatchers and making... — read more 

I've seen engines explode before, but this one is the worst I've seen so far. A UP engine in Utah blew up so badly that mangled everything with 4 feet of of the turbo. How no one was injured in that explosion is a miracle.

According to the latest announcement, effective January 15, 2021 the agreement professional Crew Dispatchers in CMS will report to Train Dispatchers. Dispatchers will be trained to be responsible for hiring, promotion interviews, and discipline... — read more 

Last fall they made cuts to the train dispatching workforce to "right size" the department. Along with an increase of Covid-19 cases within the department, they also didn't expect the large amount of resignations after the bloodbath of layoffs. Now... — read more 

Covid 19 has hit the West Colton yard and is wiping out crews faster than Jim Vena shutting down a hump yard. The once indestructable yard has now fallen victim to the uber virus. Last Saturday 3 Carmen sharing a 3 hour lunch together fell victim to... — read more 

I would (and have) told tell them to run. Once I explain a little about the company and the layoffs as soon as training is over they realize their current job is better. The only reason to take a job with UP now is if you are unemployed. They’re... — read more 

Haven’t heard of any layoffs lately. So are we done with the target number of machinist to be furloughed. Will they ever call some if us brothers back to work. Has been slow lately then busy and then call OT. Does anyone else think we are safe now i... — read more 

This company doesn’t even pretend to care about safety anymore. It’s all about the short term profits and insider trading to sell off before the earnings report comes out. (...) It is literally rated the worst company in America. What else can be... — read more 

Did anyone ever get that "$1000" bonus? I just read an article saying they gave its 31000 employees a $1000 bonus, even furloughed employees that worked at least 30 days between March and now. I know I didn't get sh–hat I know of.

Polk County Iowa with the 2nd large derailment in as many days. This one caused by a bridge collapse. Merry Christmas papa fritz hope ya like your psr gifts. Gotta feeling psr is gonna give ya alot of them this year.

39 cars on the ground , dbl main closed for at least 24 hrs. Morale is so bad not even the trains give a f#$% anymore

Why would you ever expect employees with high standards, when they are led by people with absolutely no concept of standards or morals?

This company does not spend money rationally at all. Some people are simply privileged. The real question needing to be asked if you demoted someone to a lesser job why continue to pay them the same salary they had from the position they were... — read more 

Anyone else laying off family leave?

Does anyone have any knowledge of how this job protection act should pertain to us?

I say January 4.

Some of these guys that are superintendents once again achieved that rank the first time before the SP merger. Oh how the mighty have fallen. Anyone else noticed a decrease in the sunshine pumpers as of late? Come on I want my cheerleading section... — read more 

Is that becase the company is really bad or because it's employees have high standards, expect a lot and are always vocal