Why is there always trains waiting to get into bailey yard? It isnt like half the yard is empty or anything.

Coffeyville and Parsons to completely shut down.Wichita to have switching done by wta and and k&o no more switching by up.

To those joking about the email i suggest you log into your my up messages. Its real and in there. Op has a point

Getting laid off now seems merciful. Just give me a buyout when it happens.

How do you get it and how long can you take off with pay?

Anyone else get the notification email about providing documentation to a contractor company up hired to verify our status and work eligibility? What the hell did we all go through with background checks jumping through hoops pre-employment?

I bet we don't see that ruling on UP's home page...

DRONES HAVE BEEN FLYING AROUND MONITORING ALL YARD PRODUCTIONS. ALL CRAFTS HAVE BEEN RECORDED AND THE COMPANY NOW HAS YOU DEAD TO RIGHTS FOR YOUR RULES VIOLATIONS. FRA AND PUC AS WELL AS THE NTSB ARE LAUNCHING AN INVESTIGATION THAT WILL BLOW THE LID... —  read more 

What happen to west colton director?

Are layoffs over for 2021? How about for the glass palaces? Who is glad they stuck it out? I think the worst is finally over.

If Houston wanted to operate during Hurricane Harvey, I can’t imagine what they were trying to make ya’ll do during the past week with no electricity over the majority of the state. I saw on the news that Del Rio got 11 inches! And Austin got 6-8. —  read more 

No more local jobs. Thoughts?

Has anyone gotten any info in regards to the WARN Act and if we are going to be a beneficiary of it. When you close a shop without notice then you are in violation of that law.

THIS JUST IN, MARCH 12 INTERMODAL WILL BE RAN THROUGH YARD AND MANIFEST FLAT SWITCHED. THIS IS WHAT IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM, MANAGERS HAVE BEEN PUT ON HIGH ALERT AS MOST CRAFTS WILL BE WALKED OFF PROPERTY IN THE NEXT 2... —  read more 

Lots to talk about now

This is bonus time . Not hearing a lot of bragging on all the generosity for sacrificing so much this year. What’s the deal ?

That’s what it is there for. Don’t let the managers shame you out of your legal right.

The bad ones seem to be riding it out, knowing they could survive if they hide. The good ones, albeit few, with 10-15+ years experience and real knowledge of problem solving, growing the business and how to work together across teams are bailing out... —  read more 

Hello brothers, just checking on any new updates. Heard we are getting to point on being less worried on layoffs. Heard also they might be callling some us machinist back to work. And many old heads retiring this year. So are we considered safe then? —  read more 

I stayed in this company only because of my family, otherwise I would have agreed to any other job, even a lower paid job, just to get out of here. Honestly, UP made me feel disgusted with the railroad industry in which I dreamed of working as a boy... —  read more 

Lay off and stay warm and safe at home.

Someone wrote this yesterday: “I heard about a career fair that the UP was a part of last year that NO ONE was interested in. I was told that it was in Iowa somewhere. As big as the UP is, and with some of the wages the UP pays, that no one showed... —  read more 

I used to be an apprentice for the Union Pacific in the car department. I received a letter asking me if I would want to go work out west. there is actually no way that I would ever go back to that place. I quit my job to work for them and they laid... —  read more 

I hear they are getting ready to start call back the facilities electricians system wide

There will be an appeal. UP likes for people to abide by contracts when it benefits them but not other way around. Expect more layoffs in Palestine to come.

A lot of people traditionally dislike HR, but I have several peers in HR that don’t even enjoy their job anymore. They don’t respect the company, and are looking to leave for a better opportunity. One of them specifically said she doesn’t even know... —  read more 

Here it comes. DOOs cut in less than 3 hours. Bye Felicia.

It's in the works all tci jobs will be furloughed by the end of March,2021 Contract labor is on its way!

Well I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t nice to see the managers get it stuck to them too. I was in the crew room by my senior managers office when he got the call about his bonus and it was 50% less than last time he was p-ss-d. The admin lady said... —  read more 

Look everyone the put out another puff piece about how the company is the most admired railroad by fortune. From the post: Union Pacific was honored as one of Fortune's most admired companies among trucking, transportation and logistics companies... —  read more 

FYI furloughed or folks let go the Canadian Pacific is hiring like crazy. They are offering big hiring bonuses as well. Friend of mine works in Illinois as a Conductor and makes a pile of money working for the CP. just thought I’d let y’all know. —  read more 

Is everyone else’s northern points struggling to keep up, It seems the snow and a bare minimum of employees isn’t working out

https://chi.streetsblog.org/2021/01/28/train-in-vain-is-the-metra-union-pacific-feud-impacting-onboard-safety-and-quality-of-life/

Question how do these guys still have a job? If there is ever proof UP cuts the wrong positions this is it. Just renames the position and nobody even knows what these guys do anymore. They’re just hiding in the basement hoping nobody notices they... —  read more 

This company finds any way they can to screw their employees. The employees are the ones working hard putting themselves and their families at risk by working, not having the proper information and basic fundamental protection from covid-19... —  read more 

Gets you preferred treatment here, as does polishing the knob. Careful there, someone might put a broomstick in your spokes or cut off the oppressing appendage.

I noticed the CEO's review numbers on glassdoor have gone up. The situation at the UP hasn't gotten any better. The UP is a cesspool, not one employee left has anything nice to say, and somehow he's doing better?

Yet they are surprised by the results....