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 

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 

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

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

Questions like this keep popping up here (look a few threads down for the latest installment). This needs to be addressed once and for all. When someone representing senior corporate leadership (or any senior leadership anywhere) is asking you... — read more 

Leave your honest review on glass door and let’s get lance down to 5%

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?

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!

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.

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 

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.

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 

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.

Do you know what are top three locations in terms of employee count? Also, how many work at Omaha?

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

Has bought back 32$ billion in stock since 2010. Bought back 5.8$ billion in 2019. Borrowed $3 billion in 2019 to help do... — read more 

) Sell or dispose of all subsidiaries...if it ain’t core-railroading, drop it like a hot rock. ) Eliminate multiple layers of management....cut out whole segments (AVP, General Directors, Senior Directors, Etc)...minimize space between the... — read more 

First of all, UP definitely cares about what Glassdoor and Indeed say, because they keep spamming both sites with fake positive reviews (interestingly, Glassdoor has quietly taken some of the more obvious ones down). Hopefully UP and the person... — read more 

UP Human Resources recruiters have a harder job than cleaning the toilets at Taco Bell.

UP is a broken record player. In addition, there is nothing useful on these pages anymore. People know how to moan and complain, but to share useful info. . . nope, can't do that.

The UP culture for the past 6 years. Screw over or screw whoever you need to.

I was with UP for 20 yrs and figured I would retire from there but this PSR changed that. I then decided to downgrade, went from my wife and I driving 2017 vehicles to a 99 and 02. Nice house to 2 bedroom apartment. I now work at a mom and pop burger... — read more 

HOW CAN THIS RUMOR BE TRUE IF WE ONLY HAVE 40,000 EMPLOYEES - I HEAR THIS AT MY YARD EVERY WEEK

Do we know if all the layoffs will be announced in one go or will they drag it out for who knows how long and let us stress over it unnecessarily?

I was looking at the up tv and noticed some numbers that surprised me. It stated we had 95% loco availability with a goal of 93% meaning we are exceeding goal. It also said we had 676 trains holding for power. What I don’t understand is we were... — read more 

I’m not against all unions just the ones at the railroad. If they don’t have the courage to strike now with all the safety issues and layoffs then they never will. Bunch of cowards. Weakest unions I’ve ever seen. Don’t @ me you know I’m right. ... — read more 

Seems like the only craft that’s safe is signal.

Yesterday Lance Fritz sat at the Town Hall. He was laughing and smiling. He looked like a kid at Christmas. Later the article in the WSJ announced 3000 job cuts. I've never seen anything like it in my life. Most depts are under staffed. No one... — read more 

So they came out and said the company has got to cut 3000 more jobs to accommodate the loss of work no longer needed to be done....all work this company does usually needs to be done like maintenance that keeps getting pushed to the side and... — read more 

How much does a company need to show you that you are not needed? UP keeps the brown nosers and lazy ones who are lifers. They know who to schmooz. There are better opportunities. I get the picture UP. I am outta here.

Glass Palace included in the “3000”?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/union-pacific-to-cut-nearly-3-000-jobs-11579798292?fbclid=IwAR2wQm_9VqEaxZczj78TKAZ0TArcvjN5J0SJm8gXPuL9AgEdTTpr3JaEM-k As I've mentioned before, if you are at risk of being furloughed or are furloughed it's time to... — read more 

There is no future at UP. Look for another job now. https://www.wsj.com/articles/union-pacific-to-cut-nearly-3-000-jobs-11579798292

You think it's bad now. Wait til 1 man crews, no car 4s, no humps and the recession hits. We haven't seen anything yet and the UP brass knows it. They know what's coming and we don't. They're laughing at us and trolling us on the UP website.

So we have the latest version of the straightup glass palace viewpoint posted for all to see just how disconnected they really are from reality, as someone stated on another post they admitted they are doing this to be transparent after they got all... — read more 

I don't know if this is really a good offer or not. Any time you lead with this I get leary. This is a VERY LIMITED opportunity in terms of time so you must move quickly. Anyone got a thought if this is worth it or should you just what until they... — read more 

Hearing that all but 16 carmen were furloughed this morning.