Jim Young is rolling over in his grave with what Lance and the board have done to this company.

https://blackmonauctions.com/project/union-pacific-south-morrill-facility-liquidation/ Auction Info Thomas Blackmon Tuesday January 29, 9:00 AM 90624 County Road F, South Merrill, Nebraska 69358 thomas@blackmonauctions.com 501-352-4702 Auction Notes... — read more 

Office services has 200 bankers-boxes in a pile in the mailroom. RMCC organizing resources for Tue/Wed to assist with walk outs of released associates. It’s almost go time. Prepare for anything.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Maybe changes are warranted to an extent. That is called evolving. The upper mggt does not care about their employees. The wreckage from the fatalities that occurred at Granite Wy in October is still sitting along the tracks. Why?? They pick up and... — read more 

Union Pacific needs to change, I have worked there for 18 years. Promotions are all based on who your dad was, who your friends are, and how much you can drink on business trips. It has been rife with poor decisions made by people who cannot run a... — read more 

In case you work for UP and see this, make sure you have your parachute packed. I personally have never met Mr. Vena, nor worked for him. However, I have worked for CN after he retired and his reputation was that of a man who swore, yelled, and was... — read more 

If he shows he is an A-hole to someone he knows nothing about, I will shake his hand and try to be sincere, saying I understand he is tormented by the demons he will surely spend eternity with and ask if I can pray he see the error of his way and... — read more 

Reliable source states Captains, LTs and field agents getting cut Tuesday.

If senior is in your title and your below director say bye bye on Tuesday.

Rumor on the street is that Jim Vena was hired by Lance for 12 million for 2 years. Fritz told the Board that PSR will work knowing that it won't to save his own a--, hence this is where Jimmy comes in. "The Fall Guy " since he is a founding father... — read more 

This new railroad is gonna be great to work for!

3 machinist and 3 electricians.

I'm hearing relief maintainers are being cut this week. There will be some bumping going on.

Prompted for January 21st. Abolishing 17 yard jobs (34 people in transportation) 11 Remote jobs 6 Hostler pilot jobs, more to possibly come.

We heard UP’s new COO is going shop to shop looking at basic operations on the floor. From what people say his main focus is non producing workers, cussing people out and killing morale. Anyone see this going on yet? What’s the point? Get people to... — read more 

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It’s true, I am close friends with a high executive in Omaha. All SMTO, SMOP, SMRCO’s will all be getting severance. They have modeled a new org chart that doesn’t need these positions. They are also removing all MOP’s. Everyone in the field will... — read more 

Would anyone know what areas this will affect? Hearing lots of rumours but when we ask nobody knows anything. Frustrating....

Anyone able to confirm and have a number?

https://www.eastoregonian.com/news/local/hinkle-rail-yard-affected-by-union-pacific-layoffs/article_ac881bf2-19e0-11e9-b060-4fee89223142.html

15 machinist, 15 electricians, and 2 f/o at Colton and 2 machinist, 4 electricians, and 2 f/o at Dolores laid off. Was told at Dolores abolishements to take place mid February

There is exactly ZERO news coverage of the layoffs that have been happening at Union Pacific throughout the entire week. I can't find one single site talking about it. Everybody is talking about the earnings report, however, and how great the quarter... — read more 

What’s going on in the sunset service unit? Any furloughs yet?

I’m hearing on the floor some of our employees making plans for other employment, not just low also higher seniority as well! Southern region, good luck to all of y’all leaving!

Overheard Greg W. Explaining that SMOPs, SMRCOs, and SMTOs will no longer have a place on the southern region after January 22

The company agreed to pay me an hourly wage, benefits and vacation in return I agreed to give them 40 hrs per week of my life of good honest work. The minimum for the minimum. Why would you go "above and beyond" that? This company could careless... — read more 

If you are going to post something like Layoffs have begun” or “Layoffs Jan 22” olease do not bother unless you provide additional detail such as location or department and why you believe it to be true. Otherwise you are just wasting people’s time... — read more 

From what I have heard, your PC access is the first thing that is deactivated....... Its a good idea to offload any personal documents from your workstation to your personal machine. And don't forget to backup your contacts..... I'm going to be... — read more 

Ive been told by a reliable source that Mr Jim Vena Chief Operating Officer will be visiting our North Little Rock facility tomorrow

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/01/08-class-is-mum-on-bnsf-chairmans-criticism-of-precision-scheduled-railroading

8 machinist, 3 electricians, 9 MSO's, and 2 Boiler makers were all notified that their last day will be February 5th.

I'm a carman at Hinkle. They just walked 14 of us off the property. This is no b---s--- I am one of them.

8 machinist 3 MSO and 4 foreman