Topics regarding layoffs at Union Pacific Corp.

Topics regarding layoffs at Union Pacific Corp.

Glassdoor

So gentlemen, my relative works on wall street and I just spoke with him. He listened in on a meeting with a group of CEO’S and said CEO’S do care and monitor the glass door ratings. Please go on Glassdoor and rate your CEO of Union Pacific to let... — read more 

Manager jobs

Look at all the locomotive managers they are hiring. Doesnt look good for the foreman.

Is there anybody who is safe?

I see people who are essential to the safety of our yard being cut, one by one. If they are dispensable, then is there anybody who isn't?

Telecom ARSA ?

Anybody know about any changes to the telecom ARSA jobs ?

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| 1072 views | | 4 replies (last February 1, 2020)
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Union Pacific Aviation

Anybody know the cost of (3) Falcon 2000 EASy aircraft? Is it true they are cutting department down to one aircraft?

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| 1203 views | | 4 replies (last January 31, 2020)
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West Colton

Is it true WCT will become a flat switch yard February 1st? Apparently there was a leadership breakfast and Vena was really pushing the issue. Fritz was acting a little standoffish when confronted by the Director at WTC. Later that afternnon during a... — read more 

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| 1351 views | | 4 replies (last February 1, 2020)
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Are we the next Boeing

As Boeing shifted from a engineer run company to a financially run company a lot of corners were cut for cost savings. We seem to be doing the same thing.

severance package

Any agreement employee get any severance package? If so, how is it that some folks are getting severance packages or 60 paid days with 4 months of healthcare and others are getting nothing but the finger?

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| 1501 views | | 4 replies (last January 29, 2020)
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ARASA

Well, whats the deal. The meting with UP was yesterday. The Union meeting was today. What going to happen.

2021 Vacation Buyout for Craft employees.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF FIREMEN & OILERS (NCF&O), BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY CARMEN (BRC), INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS (IAM), INTERNATIONSL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS (IBEW), SHEET METAL WORKERS INTERNATIONS... — read more 

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| 1561 views | | 8 replies (last February 2, 2020)
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StraightUp Truth?

Haven’t seen a new article. Did they retire that stupidity after all the comments??? How are we supposed to know what to think now?

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| 970 views | | 4 replies (last January 30, 2020)
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Warm and fuzzy

As an agreement employee I feel better after the latest online moral builder from the CFO! Go team winning, winning, winning!

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| 714 views | | 2 replies (last January 29, 2020)
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Latest Cuts

Signal Relief will be cut - starting with 40 across the system. Mechanical that signed up for the vacation buyout will be gone on 2/12 - but have to stay until then. With the Board of directors meetings coming first week of Feb, expect more layoffs... — read more 

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| 2070 views | | 13 replies (last January 30, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+13ewqU8b

How??? How in the world???

How is Union Pacific on the list of the world's most admired companies? Are you kidding me? What exactly is there to admire? I'd really like to know how this company managed to weasel its way on this... — read more 

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| 970 views | | 7 replies (last January 29, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+13edAS47

The steam trains.

Who wants to close down the steam engine shops ? Let's sell all the rolling stock .

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| 952 views | | 7 replies (last January 29, 2020)
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ARASA

Any updates on the meeting today? I find it almost laughable that the GC was vowing to “fight the union busting” after s—ing off the carrier for years

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| 1480 views | | 5 replies (last January 28, 2020)
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What would it take to make amends?

If Union Pacific was to say, “sorry, we messed up and listened to the wrong people. We should have been listening to you all all along.” What would it take for you to enjoy working here again, or what would it take for you to come back?

Vena

Put in for a 2 year extension to his contract with UP, and was turned down. I take this as good news. Let the countdown begin..... 10 more months!

Union Pacific Headquarters Building

HEADQUARTERS BUILDING – We own our headquarters building in Omaha, Nebraska. The facility has 1.2 million square feet of space that can accommodate approximately 4,000 employees.

The Harriman Dispatching Center (HDC),

HARRIMAN DISPATCHING CENTER – The Harriman Dispatching Center (HDC), located in Omaha, Nebraska, is our primary dispatching facility. It is linked to regional dispatching and locomotive management facilities at various locations along our network... — read more 

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| 1311 views | | 3 replies (last January 28, 2020)
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Signal

I saw on the bid sheets where all the relief were cut. I heard it from someone high up in signal that techs and foreman are going to be thinned out and maintainers are expected to do more tech work.

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| 970 views | | 4 replies (last January 29, 2020)
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Workforce reductions as a form of class warfare

Private companies all have certain obligations to their their shareholders. We get this. If the fastest way to meet some of those obligations is through workforce reductions, then why maintain (or even expand) the bloated corps of managers? It... — read more 

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| 1123 views | | 5 replies (last January 27, 2020)
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Operations

I am in the track maintenance side and always dreamed of being in operations, now I’m glad to be in maintenance we’re not getting furloughed.

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| 1110 views | | 7 replies (last January 27, 2020)
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Psr

I went through this at CN 15 yrs ago. Welcome to the reality of it.

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| 1101 views | | 3 replies (last January 27, 2020)
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