It’s been about a week…anyone seen that fleet of bulldozers that was headed out from HQ?
Ft Worth meeting Dec. 1st.
Big meeting planned in Ft. Worth Dec. 1st. for Signal and Telecom .
Cold hearted company
Giving employee phone calls not to return to work. Your job has been eliminated, your services are no longer needed. Company vehicle will be picked up.
Up been derailed as a company
https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/union-pacific-has-lost-its-way-analysis/ . Up has gone off course as a rr. The comment section of article is good too. Analysts say too much emphasis on lowering operating $ ratio.
How to submit resignation
I feel d-mb asking this, but I can’t even figure out where to go on the employee website to submit my resignation. Is there a form to fill out, or do I just submit a resignation letter to my director, or what? Does anyone have a link to information... — read more
Every Monday will be interesting
for the next few months....... hopefully looking for another job. Fair warning gentlemen
Yards shut down
Dose anyone have any info on what yards there shutting down or selling
Rail contract shops ramping up!
Job fairs stating will be working at/or major rail company yards.
Dec 1st more cuts.
What do you guys think ? I feel like mechanical department has too many people now. Especially with less managers.
West Colton New Intermodal
Anyone know when this new intermodal facility project will start and be completed?
Oakland and Fresno, Ca yards
Is Vena closing those two?? Sending the work to Lathrop and Stockton, Ca. or Roseville. Enquiring minds want to know. Or they shutting them all down and divert to so cal shops
Open rr routes
https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/stb-moves-ahead-with-small-shippers-common-carrier-complaint-against-union-pacific/. . Link shows competition may be coming to rr. Stb is hearing case of Up stopped picking up their cars 5 days a... — read more
Union Pacific eliminates management jobs as part of plan to speed decision making at the railroad
So if the wrong decisions are being made, we’ll just get there faster
Stop picking up more work
Management keeps cutting jobs because they know some su-kers are going to pick up the work that is left behind by those affected. This happens every single time. Why wouldn't they cut people when everything still gets done with fewer people? They... — read more
Bulldozers
I don’t have much info yet but 9 D8 Cats just showed up at my location. I asked one of the dozer operators what’s going on and all he said was “I’ve been instructed to not say anything”….I think the bulldozer guy and his info was true. Good luck out... — read more
STB complaint
STB files complaint against UP. https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/union-pacific-has-lost-its-way-analysis/
Mojave and Palmdale yards closing
Was told that the Palmdale and Mojave yards will be shut down, I do not know what other yards as of yet, but there are more.
Desoto car shop
Just heard desoto is hiring 10 more carman this month. That brings the total new hires to 30 in the last 12 months. Keep up the good work desoto you guys must be doing it right.
The real big hit will be Friday Dec. 1
This is going to be most mechanical, mow type positions. Work will be contracted out. True story. Special agents will walk you out.
FACTS!
Union Pacific doesn't want to make employees share holders WITH A MATCH. Do you think it is coincidental that they said "we asked they did" and allowed employees to payroll deduct stock during a pandemic? Anyone notice they were kind enough to ALLOW... — read more
Union Pacific eliminates management jobs as part of plan to speed decision making at the railroad
https://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-union-pacific-railroad-eliminates-management-jobs/45712288
Just received my calendar
Do I have to return it if furloughed?
Come Work For Union Pacific
Come work for our company so every 3 to 5 years we can lay everyone off.
Don't be too gleeful about management layoffs
You do realize that we're next, right? Just because in this specific round we managed to dodge the bullet, doesn't mean we're safe. If you think that, you're deluded. We'll share a similar fate to management soon enough, so it would be good to show... — read more
Managers on the chopping block!
Here we go , finally they are getting rid of the real problem! Why so many managers when you only need one to cover 4 or 5 yards !
Signal dept ?
How many Signal managers , Directors, etc , sent home ? Any union jobs abolished ?
What is the business plan
It appears the only business plan Vena is competent of is firing people to make money. I truly wonder if he has a clue on anything else. He has never shown anything but fire fire fire. It will be interesting to see how many executives get to keep... — read more
Severance package details
Anybody know the details if a severance package was offered and what the details of that were?
Go out on stress leave before you get furloughed
Do it, do it now!
email that went out to TECH from Rahul Jalali
Team, By now, you’ve heard about a series of changes occurring today at Union Pacific. Those changes for our tech dept are now complete. I want to take a few moments to summarize those changes, upholding my commitment to our team to lead with... — read more
MOW information
https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/planned-union-pacific-maintenance-of-way-furloughs-spark-controversy/
Sibert packing up
Sibert is going back to Bakersfield. Get ready.
I sensed their foul purpose some time ago.
Strange things happening safety call canceled other meetings canceled secret meetings taking place online. Haven't heard anything yet, but it's coming.
Nice Spin….
Nice spin on press releases. https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/union-pacific-announces-management-layoffs-in-bid-to-speed-decision-making/
Layoffs have been confirmed. Bulldozers being sent to locations next week.
Anymore doubters out there that Vena isn’t going to cut this company down to nothing for the sake of shareholders money? Layoffs continued today and a manager friend of mine who was just let go told me about a fleet of bulldozers being sent to 12... — read more
Washingtonpost confirms layoffs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/11/01/union-pacific-railroad-management-layoffs/7a8523c6-78d5-11ee-97dd-7a173b1bd730_story.html Lots of commentors were saying layoffs are not happening. Confirmed with news source.
FUD
I read some of the comments and have to laugh. I was in the building yesterday, and it's totally calm. No one is getting hauled into conference rooms. WR (HR) is never going to leak about a mass layoff. I also have good inside info no mass... — read more
Just got laid off, have some info to share.
The HR employee that advised me of my layoff also said “there’s 750 more Managers, 2300 craft and 9 locations that will also be let go”. This is gonna be worse than 2019. Good luck, you’ll need it.
I volunteer to be laid off
Getting severance to dump UP would be great in my book. They should have asked for volunteers first, I know I'm far from the only one who'd be happy to take them up on that.
Started
They have begun to take some with HR into conference rooms.