managers must have at least 30 coachings each month. There's like a ratio of one manager to every worker wow they're going to coach the sh– out of me!
Are diploma mills considered essential businesses under the stay at home order?
Just wondering if we should be expecting any new VP’s and executives at UP.
Union Pacific’s high load of debt is now a problem. They got billions in debt to buyback stock and inflate the stock
Don’t shoot the messenger I just read Yahoo News like the rest of America. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/union-pacific-unp-hurt-weak-011601526.html
COVID19
What shops/yards has it popped up in, how many people have been put in quarantine from those locations? Share if you can it would be nice to have a number to add to their metrics for them to show just how much they care
The workers are getting frustrated
According to Facebook quite a few employees in Council Bluffs IA are contacting local news stations in Omaha Ne with information about poor working conditions in the yard. Apparently only one bottle of hand sanitizer and instead of cleaning key... — read more
somebody asked executives at townhall about masks. said if UP isn't going to provide can we use company credit card to buy materials and make?
they probably fired the poor intern that let the question get through. after a lot of talk they said yes so looks like we're going to be getting some homemade masks which is better than nothing. they didn't like that question. they were hoping to... — read more
Contact White House Easy To Do
I send message if U.P. gets any money for coronavirus they should be required to retain employees. Maybe if we flood them with messages something can be done. Better then doing nothing.
Progress report
Looking at the psr post on the website yesterday all the metrics are at goal but the worker productivity. In our current state of business around the country I fear only more layoffs are in our future. Hopefully the carloadings go up and the managers... — read more
USPS workers asking for hazard pay
In the meantime the postal service has been "distributing masks, gloves and cleaning and sanitizing products to more than 30,000 locations; adhering to official guidelines regarding social distancing; eliminated a requirement that customers must sign... — read more
What’s going to hit zero first, UP’s stock price or the CEO’s approval rating?
Unified 2020 plan is over. New plan is called UP Is A Joke 2021. Yeeee haaaaaw
Confirmed. UP has a team of paid minions looking through Facebook and Twitter to find any negative posts.
They also look to see if you are friends on social media with contractors UP does business with. Make sure you update your privacy settings and don’t list UP as your employer. They also monitor this website and respond to posts.
Want to see a preview of a railroad ran by contractors?
Call for a van ride or fuel truck.
Mso’s
Bring back MSO TO HELP CLEAN UP THE CORONAVIRUS!!!!!!
Instacart workers went on strike and now they have better pay and protections.
Our crooked union won’t strike so it’s time for an FMLA party’!!!
IAM Union Abolished 12/31/2021
The next union to be abolished will be the IAM by the end of this year. The job of a machinist is nothing more than a parts changer and takes no skill whatsoever. In fact at a lot of points across the system their jobs are being contracted out and at... — read more
You don't have to double our pay but we'll take a 30% temp increase
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/meghan-mccain-essential-workers-should-have-pay-doubled-coronavirus-outbreak-214915592.html subtract 30% from all the people in sitting at home and give to the essential workers.
Railroad industry continues to live off the government despite claiming they are a private business and can do whatever they want
Amtrak getting 1 billion in stimulus funds. Some of this will be disbursed to UP in various way such as payments for using their tracks. Amtrak has lost money every year since it started and should be cancelled. The FRA is included in a group... — read more
We’re Fortunate
9 Million more jobless claims in the past two weeks. That makes UP layoffs .0004% of that. Time to celebrate how fortunate those of us that are working are.
Vena at Jenks Shop today
I've been hearing there will be layoffs here next month. Jim Vena has been here this evening walking around the shop.
Walmart starting temperature checks on its employees. Come on UP if Walmart can do it we can do it.
If nothing else do it on the limo drivers. We had one the other night coughing so hard we thought he was going to choke.
Hey guys turn on the bell and whistles and be going restricted speed. Apparently “uncertainty is on the track”.
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3556779-union-pacific-says-uncertainty-is-on-track Does the dispatcher know about this?
Bailey Yard
I read on a facebook trend someone saying they would close Bailey Yard. There is no possible way they would shut that down. We have best numbers in system and very busy working lots OT. Largest yard in system. No UP without NP.
UP charging more points to lay off sick during the covid-19 pandemic? Better not get sick
Conductor was charged a higher amount to lay-off during the week than normal. When asked why he was told it was a pandemic. So if you get sick you’re penalized even more points during a pandemic under the new system?
Amazon and Instacart workers are striking nationwide for better protection during COVID-19. IT’S TIME FOR US TO JOIN THEM BROTHERS!
We have no protection other than a bottle of bleach and a wash cloth. No social distancing. Very secretive with the cases of who gets the virus at work. Not notifying other people who may have been around them. People are dying of this thing left... — read more
On April 01 this year Lance will announce a temporary 10% increase in pay during this crisis.
Then they’ll announce they’re foregoing any pay for themselves this year, not doing any stock buybacks and not paying any dividends all so they can help the company and avoid layoffs. They’re going to temporarily lift any attendance investigations... — read more
COVID19 in Yuma...
Room quarantined at the hotel in Yuma...employee transported via ambulance. Company DID NOT inform his coworker on that trip or the crews that used the same locomotive at subsequent crew change points... Typical carrier response...hide hide... — read more
COVID-19 Economic Relief Bill Would Extend Unemployment Insurance Guarantees for Railroaders
Will U.P. take advantage of this with temporary layoffs?
Foreman abolishments
Will this virus keep us from getting forloughed when some foreman come back to floor since they didnt make it to manager status. How many foreman actually coming back to floor hopefully not many. Doesnt this take effect april 1st
UP donated 6600 masks to hospitals. why not provide some protection to your own crews
not to mention not having group meetings. what a bunch of id–ts. bunch of managers slobbing all over each other and getting the corona.
Why are Temperatures NOT being checked at the gates?
Why are we not making all employees enter our facilities through one gate and have our Nurse/Nurses check everyone's temp before allowing entrance? Not only are hospital's doing this, MANY other companies are doing it. Especially at a facility as... — read more
Will lance work for no salary during this crisis? Come on show the courage to care
https://www.austin360.com/business/20200326/texas-roadhouse-ceo-gives-up-salary-to-pay-employees-during-coronavirus-pandemic
I know Lance's Glassdoor score is a forbidden topic now...
but it's dropped again. Now at 7%.