I've started limiting myself to one square of UP toilet paper per bathroom break. As a bonus I'm no longer using the soap and water either.

Training positions in all departments will be eliminated this week. Employees in those positions that have seniority will be sent back to craft, if they do not have seniority they will be escorted off property.

Has anyone written a letter to the Board of Directors? Would be interesting to know if it would do any good or not.

“These cuts to our general and administrative structure typically do not affect those on the ground,” said Kristen South, Union Pacific public relations representative. “Usually, these are not the people moving or working on the trains.” As a result... — read more 

Not sure why people keep “hoping” Lance will read this. Everyone here knows how to email, call, or write him. Yet you hope and wish he reads this. That’s an easy solution. Tell him. But I certainly understand being scared of him. He holds a lot of... — read more 

What I learned while working for the UP is really a hard one to describe in complete detail! The biggest thing I learned is that trusting someone is a no-no! The management team has gotten increasingly hostile towards the people on the ground! When... — read more 

(Pueblo co yard) 4 machinists gone! No more mechanical in Pueblo! I was told they could bump any set up apprentice on the system, but you go with no seniority.

Has anybody received their severance paperwork? I was told it would be emailed by the end of this week. It’s almost 5 o’clock on Friday and I’ve received nothing.

Both Lance and Beth expressed in the September Town Hall that there were NOT plans to immediately and deeply cut workforce similar to what happened at CSX (listen to itfor quotes). In the August Town Hall, Lance stated there were no planned layoffs... — read more 

What the railroads need to do is offer retirement annuities no matter what age. Just reduce the amount. If a person works 30 years 100% 10yrs 33.33% and offer insurance at the current employee rate until 65. I’ll bet they could eliminate jobs easy... — read more 

Did anybody else read this? Union Pacific delivered a 33 percent improvement in its third-quarter profit, and executives discussed more details of their plan to cut costs at the railroad. So we are improving profits ABOVE expectations, and yet more... — read more 

Waiting for next week, expecting more layoffs, not knowing if it's over or not... Yup, I don't foresee much resting and relaxing this weekend... Unless we get luck and find out today that layoffs are truly over for the foreseeable future. Which, I... — read more 

Generations of railroad employees just thrown out like garbage. The sacrifices we all have made over the years from travel to working ridiculous amounts of hours to make sure we get the job done! Missing school activities, kids games, family... — read more 

A mass walkout or strike would solve NOTHING WHATSOEVER! They have these people called borrow-outs! They can simply bring in others from different locations, until the walkouts could be replaced! The idea of a mass walkout by employees to signal... — read more 

Here are a couple sound bytes from August 16th to brighten your day: “My goal is to move very quickly to help employees feel very very very good about the experience they’re having at Union Pacific.” ~Beth Whited “We’re working hard to make sure that... — read more 

There arer rumors that UP is moving headquarters after PSR is fully implemented. I can't see them doing this?!?! But what are they going to do with the big HQ building when there's hardly anyone left in it after reductions. I would think there would... — read more 

Next 1 Man train crews. It's coming. UP rules. Unions are weak and worthless. Bye bye conductors.

Think for a minute. The reason up has gone through wave after wave of layoff/forced retirement/hr botched initiatives/scare people off/ or implicate them in a manufactured crisis, is simple. The deep rooted nepotism, cronyism, old boy network, and... — read more 

Anybody else feels like the official number of laid off people we were given (under 500 people) is way too small for what actually happened? I might be wrong, but it seems to me that number should be significantly higher than that. I just don't know... — read more 

Engineering design was gutted. Not much thought on who stays and goes. In some cases only a few individuals performed or managed the design of certain major projects. All were let go except their supervisor who's new to the position. All the... — read more 

Funny how the place was running we’ll before the Sept 2017 slaughter. Run off the talent and demote those who weren’t pushed out, then wonder why the place is running into the ground. Makes perfect sense to try to do it again, since it worked so well... — read more 

I know there has been some back and forth on another thread...but, rest assured we need those support positions at corporate in order for us to operate efficiently in the field. We do feel your pain and hope the best for all impacted. Many of us have... — read more 

Looks like the company has realized people are not happy with the decisions and apparently have blocked access to this website from UP computers. Anyone else tried and failed?

12 hours after surviving “Layoff 2018”, the recruiters are coming out of the woodwork! For those of you left, if you don’t feel like rolling the dice, start reaching out to local recruiters. UP employees are in very high demand because Jim Young... — read more 

Lance and and those other higher-ups' income is directly, 100% proportional with the stock price. Lance and his circle do not care about the railroad to be healthy or to function properly, they only care about the numbers that can be put in... — read more 

Well right now it's just stories and rumors about who stays and who goes! I will simply state I hate seeing anyone lose their job! The only person I would like to see go is up on the 19th floor of the glass palace in Omaha! Losing a job is very tough... — read more 

I’ve been hearing that the bulk of the 30% will be from the HQ building. Basically if you don’t move freight you’re a possible target. You know how in the old days you could call a company and someone would answer right away? And now if you call just... — read more 

I've been furloughed. Tax cuts to help middle class, booming economy. Load of bs!

I hate to say it, but it’s always been this way, that’s what capitalism is. It’s never been about the workers or their families and it’s all designed around the owners of the company. Businesses are always looking at how to maximize profits, the best... — read more 

In 3 short years, Fritz and Co. (Rob Knight = stooge) have taken a once great company and turned it in to the Dollar General of Railroads. If Fritz's only actions are to listen to the Wall Street Analysts and do what they say, then why do we pay him?... — read more 

(HDC)supposedly, CMS and operations layoffs will be tomorrow. Signal operations, Deisgn, and support staff were today among various others at headquarter building. Not that I don't believe we'll be having more layoffs in the future, but is there any... — read more 

Pride aside, it should almost be a criminal offense to destroy a great company like this.

Who exactly is UP referring to when they say "general and administrative support employees"? To me this is vague, but I get the feeling that it is referring to the whole workforce. If they are referring to the whole workforce that would be cuts of... — read more 

First off let me say that for anyone who has lost their job today that my heart goes out to all of you and I wish you all the best. Union Pacific is not the company that I started working for 15 years ago, back then I was proud of my job, proud that... — read more 

Some departments are choosing to lay-off their employees tomorrow. Another sleepless night for these workers. Prayers to all.

Time for the union people and the leaders to strike. It is the only way to force out a terrible CEO. The common worker has no rights in a company, but unions do. They are only biding their time till they can work it out to do mass union layoffs.

Anyone willing/able to detail how the severance was structured? I'm curious...

I was laid off today. I learned about this site only a few days ago and started to review it regularly as I began to sense that my days at the company were numbered. I never for a second thought about commenting though...what would be the point...but... — read more