In light of the rumors that I se on this page, I would like to ask if anyone has any reliable info on that, or is it just more hear-say like in the threads below? Does anyone have anything coming from a reliable source, and if so please post?
call it what it is
Layoffs , PSR , Top 21 , blah blah blah blah bottom line rich people want more and more and more and more til there is nothing left then sell it off move on to the next one . Ya tired of winning yet ask those affected if the economy is booming (... — read more
This is how Norfolk Southern honors Veterans!!!
They told us there would be more layoffs in July....Then not even 16 hours later they lay a bunch of good people off just before Memorial day weekend....Norfolk Southern has a lot of Veterans working for them and this is how they honor them just... — read more
Norfolk to Relocate JLS wheel shop
Talks of Juniata Locomotive Wheel Shop is being relocated to new property acquired next to Linwood Shop in North Carolina
Roanoke Locomotive Shop/SCX
Rls to be shut down and leased by Progress Rail.
JLS insourcing gone
Memo went out today from our general office building saying all insourcing will be ended by the end of the month. And the truck shoe will all so end to.
Thanks for putting people on the street whose families needed these jobs
Last rumor was Conway was suppose to get 5 trains back from Bellevue. Rumor is also 20% job cuts at Conway Engine House. No official report if either rumor is true and we probably will not hear the real truth from the company. The company was doing... — read more
Don't ever believe NS is a family oriented company
A long time ago, a corrupt member of management got into a heated disagreement with me about "shop stuff", and during the course of the argument I asked "Don't the employees matter? I mean we are people too". And that person's response was "you guys... — read more
Can someone summarize what's going on
I left in 2017... Good luck all...
Layoffs just before these employees qualified for vacation
The timing was just right for NS to save money, laying off there employees just before they qualified for vacation for next year. They could have waited til June to do this!
Chatt 10 this morning
4 mach 3 ele 2 pipe 1 bm
What about management????
Why haven't they cut any management? For example supervisors and middle management with do-nothing jobs.
Bls
31 from Bellevue. 7 student electrians 10 machinist and 14 fireman and oilers
Conway PA
14 let go last month, 10 this morning (3 laborers, 1 boilermaker, 2 pipefitters, 2 machinists, 2 electricians). yesterday they told everyone layoffs may be coming in july, wouln'd say exactly when or how many. it wasn't 16 hours later they had a... — read more
RLS
6 Boilermakers and 4 Electricians
JLS layoffs
6 Carmen 14 Electricians 14 Boilermakers 12 Machinists 8 Pipefitters Another round to come 20% before the 4th of July
Fill in the blanks
% of manpower to be cut at SCX on _//__. RLS will be cut __%, all crafts.
Chattanooga locomotive diesel shop
15 people total at Chattanooga locomotive diesel shop..I work there.
April layoffs at Norfolk Southern
45 laid off at SCX on Tuesday, NS had a great 1st quarter. Proxy report came out a month ago, and Jim Squires salary and stock options and everything else puts him over 12 million. Greed at the top Bumped from @VT46vd3-2Qarf for layoffs info. Any... — read more
CALL YOUR UNIONS
PVSSY A$$ RAILROAD WORKERS CALL YOUR UNION IF YOU REFUSE TO CALL YOUR UNION YOU DONT HAVE THE RIGHT TO COMPLAIN!!!!
Chattanooga and Shaffer’s crossing
Laying off 50 Mechanical employees between Chattanooga and Shaffer’s crossing May 2019 with majority coming from SCX. http://www.ibewsc6.org/wp-content/uploads/March19.pdf
Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern expanding operations in Roanoke, Juniata, and Linwood after recieving grant money. Dc to Ac Conversion project to accelerate with manpower increases forecast at all locations.
Deep Cuts
22% of management and most shops shut down or furloughed deep , Roanoke shops, muscle shoals AL and Chattanooga are gone
So the furloughs have begun
Training in McDonough suspended and all CTs layed off. Just the beginning
Norfolk Southern Railroad furloughs 3-4-19
You've seen it here on layoffs.com first
BLE Email
Received a Union email this morning stating 400 T and E guys were getting the boot today. No word on locations but its not looking good.
2/21/19 Lambert's point norfolk va
Diesel Shop at the point will no longer do tests in the back shop, no locomotives are to be serviced until further notice. All are to be shipped out to Atlanta.
Thanks
3000 jobs, 500 locomotives going away.. clean sheet program .. it's gonna be a wild ride
NSC non agreement personal
Rumors are any non agreement employee over 55 yrs old and with 30 years service will receive 2 weeks vacation for every year employed, due to management reductions.
Lead welder
The railroad is all about precision
Deep management cuts at scx and rls.List to be merged
Rumered scx and rls will be cut deep.
New NS job opportunities
Confirmed today from Atlanta, new hiring sessions to come with Norfolk Southern in 2019. Looking to expand at certain points in transportation and mechanical loco and car shops.
It's coming
Up just laid off 58 in pine bluff. Precision railroading is coming ladies and gentlemen.