) Sell or dispose of all subsidiaries...if it ain’t core-railroading, drop it like a hot rock. ) Eliminate multiple layers of management....cut out whole segments (AVP, General Directors, Senior Directors, Etc)...minimize space between the... — read more
How does someone with 9% approval expect to run a company effectively?
First of all, UP definitely cares about what Glassdoor and Indeed say, because they keep spamming both sites with fake positive reviews (interestingly, Glassdoor has quietly taken some of the more obvious ones down). Hopefully UP and the person... — read more
How desperate would a college grad in 2020 have to be to take a job with UP?
UP Human Resources recruiters have a harder job than cleaning the toilets at Taco Bell.
Same News Different Day
UP is a broken record player. In addition, there is nothing useful on these pages anymore. People know how to moan and complain, but to share useful info. . . nope, can't do that.
Every Man for himself
The UP culture for the past 6 years. Screw over or screw whoever you need to.
Life
I was with UP for 20 yrs and figured I would retire from there but this PSR changed that. I then decided to downgrade, went from my wife and I driving 2017 vehicles to a 99 and 02. Nice house to 2 bedroom apartment. I now work at a mom and pop burger... — read more
UNION PACIFIC LAYING OFF 30,000 EMPLOYEES
HOW CAN THIS RUMOR BE TRUE IF WE ONLY HAVE 40,000 EMPLOYEES - I HEAR THIS AT MY YARD EVERY WEEK
How long will this last?
Do we know if all the layoffs will be announced in one go or will they drag it out for who knows how long and let us stress over it unnecessarily?
Let’s look at the numbers!
I was looking at the up tv and noticed some numbers that surprised me. It stated we had 95% loco availability with a goal of 93% meaning we are exceeding goal. It also said we had 676 trains holding for power. What I don’t understand is we were... — read more
We need to end union dues.
I’m not against all unions just the ones at the railroad. If they don’t have the courage to strike now with all the safety issues and layoffs then they never will. Bunch of cowards. Weakest unions I’ve ever seen. Don’t @ me you know I’m right. ... — read more
Crafts
Seems like the only craft that’s safe is signal.
Very sad
Yesterday Lance Fritz sat at the Town Hall. He was laughing and smiling. He looked like a kid at Christmas. Later the article in the WSJ announced 3000 job cuts. I've never seen anything like it in my life. Most depts are under staffed. No one... — read more
The Final Cuts
So they came out and said the company has got to cut 3000 more jobs to accommodate the loss of work no longer needed to be done....all work this company does usually needs to be done like maintenance that keeps getting pushed to the side and... — read more
Shocking
How much does a company need to show you that you are not needed? UP keeps the brown nosers and lazy ones who are lifers. They know who to schmooz. There are better opportunities. I get the picture UP. I am outta here.
Glass Palace
Glass Palace included in the “3000”?
Union Pacific To Cut 3000 More Jobs
https://www.wsj.com/articles/union-pacific-to-cut-nearly-3-000-jobs-11579798292?fbclid=IwAR2wQm_9VqEaxZczj78TKAZ0TArcvjN5J0SJm8gXPuL9AgEdTTpr3JaEM-k As I've mentioned before, if you are at risk of being furloughed or are furloughed it's time to... — read more
Union Pacific cutting another 3,000 jobs.
There is no future at UP. Look for another job now. https://www.wsj.com/articles/union-pacific-to-cut-nearly-3-000-jobs-11579798292
1 man crews and recession haven't even happened yet
You think it's bad now. Wait til 1 man crews, no car 4s, no humps and the recession hits. We haven't seen anything yet and the UP brass knows it. They know what's coming and we don't. They're laughing at us and trolling us on the UP website.
Straight UP Truth?????
So we have the latest version of the straightup glass palace viewpoint posted for all to see just how disconnected they really are from reality, as someone stated on another post they admitted they are doing this to be transparent after they got all... — read more
2021 Vacation Buyout for Craft employees
I don't know if this is really a good offer or not. Any time you lead with this I get leary. This is a VERY LIMITED opportunity in terms of time so you must move quickly. Anyone got a thought if this is worth it or should you just what until they... — read more
Layoffs in Fort Worth Today...
Hearing that all but 16 carmen were furloughed this morning.
St. Louis Eng training
They are doing bogus maps training class. Reality retracing for engineers to be conductors. A refresher class , throwing switches riding cars getting off moving equipment, this is a strategic move to be prepared for 1 man crews on runs from 100 to... — read more
Unemployment Claims
Is anyone else having trouble with unemployment claim? I worked at NEFF, furloughed October 16/17, received the compensation, but cannot get the unemployment. RRB says they have sent the form to UP twice with no response. Am I the only one or is... — read more
Are you getting your moneys worth?
Are the UNIONS doing anything? What are the UNIONS telling you? Have you figured how much money in dues you have paid? How much money in dues the UNIONS are losing? Have the UNIONS been bought out by UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD? What will the UNIONS do... — read more
History
I was always interested in reading history on the Railroad about the greedy characters like Thomas Durant and others, but I now am witnessing CEO Lance Fritz and COO Jim Vena. They will be in our history books as the worst there was.
CSX Apology Tour Continues - UP Ignores Facts for Short Term Stock Profit
http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2020/01/20-dependability-and-transparency-keys-to-merchandise-traffic-growth-csx-says
Who will be the next sacrificial lamb to be forced to write a StraightUp Truth article?
Love the comments.
UP offering to pay you your 2021 vacation pay that would be earned in 2020.
Notice just went out. Quit by Feb 12th. That’s what they did last year just before the last two rounds of furloughs.
Reorg Coming
Got notice of a conference call on Monday morning to discuss change to organization. Hearing it could be pretty big. Any ideas what is going to be announced?
Omaha/Field Reduction Question
Several of our shops/yards have been impacted. Is there anything big for omaha, or is the plan to continue the layoff trickle there? It seems like our field side has the larger changes while the omaha side after 2 big layoffs is doing spot... — read more
Need more Glassdoor and Indeed reviews from real employees working in the field and non managerial positions in Omaha
Besides having contractors that teach the leadership classes in Omaha begging management to fill out positive Glassdoor reviews, now the executives and VPs are filling out reviews themselves. One recent review on Glassdoor from December 21 from an... — read more
DRO’s next to get furloughed.
they’ll get the choice between a separation package or engineer seniority.
Who cares.
Why don't all look for another line of work? UP is falling by the wayside. Quit complaining and use your skills for someone else, since this is a lost quest. Trust me, after the shock of change, all will be so much better. Leave this company to it's... — read more
COBRA
Does anyone have COBRA coverage? If so what is the premium yo pay after the four-month of paid coverages ends.