Get ready for a bloody Q2 2016 with a ton of job cuts. The shale is dead.

Let me know, 2016 only.

Union Pacific will be decreasing it's Chicago Service Unit, mechanical department workforce by 20%. That's about 400 individuals that make up the Chicago Service Unit. It includes all crafts that make up the Service Unit. This will happen sometime in... — read more 

They laid off 11 electricians from just my shop without letting even the union know. The whole shop, from what I hear, has lost a lot of trust for the company. It completely flipped my family's lives over. It sucks.

We'll see what happens - 2016 will be a pretty bad year for us, everyone is expecting it - Oil and Gas is sliding, and it will keep sliding... God bless

What is the likelihood of Uion Pacific layoffs in Omaha in 2016? Please let me know if you have any information.

The rumor is that a few hundred will be laid off in 2016. I cannot confirm that but that's what I heard and I would like to share it here in order to see if someone has more information about what UPRR management is planning to do next year. If... — read more 

More layoffs will come in 2016

Coal volume dropped, layoffs will follow - hundreds of white collar jobs to be lost at Union Pacific

I heard rumors that we'll have a tough year in 2016 and that we may have layoffs. Now, you never know what's true and what's just a rumor but I'd be very careful here and I would be ready in a case things go south. I know many people here in IT (I... — read more 

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