Is it true that Union Pacific is getting ready to furlough employees soon

l heard 2000 or more

There has been no rumors where l work about that.They just recalled all ours.That does not really mean anything though.When business is slow they can cut them off without warning.

probably

if traffic is down, they wont hesitate, they dont have to ''get ready'' they just do it.
It will be only regional, l know some places r still short of people.
It happens, sad to say but that is a fact of railroading.

but fergawdsake dont listen to rumors, they r like buttholes, everyone has one & wants u to hear it. If u listen to every one, it will drive u crazy.

if l had a nickel for every doom & gloom rumor l have heard the last 35 years l wouldnt be here, l would be buying a round for Donald Trump on my yacht & giving him financial advise.

edit: coolhand, yup, exactly right, l did the whole lay/off-recall thing for several years. strictly by the numbers, been there done that. no way to raise a family but somehow we do it. hang in there, it gets better eventually

Union Pacific never hired an employee it would not cut- off in a heart beat.

l have been furloughed on & off since January of 2007, & l am now. With about 50 people in front of me, & about 60 or more behind me. l would not be surprised if they furlough more, & in more locations. It is funny, (funny sad, not funny ha ha), that here in San Antonio, the Toyota Tundra plant is stopping production for 3-4 months, but keeping all of their full time employees working doing other things, training, retooling & so forth. But as soon as UP does not need you, they send u home without a thank you, good luck or anything, it just goes to show u how different companies treat their employees UP has been a culture of liars & thieves who care nothing for the people who actually built & run the railroad from it is very inception, & that continues to this day. But still, l am their b1tch, as soon as they call me back to work, l will come running with a smile on my face.

Just a side note, the last time l was recalled to work, l quit a pretty good job where l had worked for the previous three months, after working for the railroad for a week, l was furloughed again. l quit a good job to go back to work for a week, only to get sent home again. They absolutely care nothing for the employees, it is very disheartening.