Re: 16 Anniversay of the UP-SP Merger today!
Author: E
Date: 09-14-2012 - 22:10
OPRRMS Wrote:
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> As of last Monday, Union Pacific showed 440 T&E
> employees being on furlough (which may not include
> employees on Engineer Reserve Boards, since I'm
> not sure on how UP figures those), up from 330 two
> weeks prior, but down from 2600+ a year or so ago.
> Isn't Union Pacific one of the "wealthy"
> railroads?
Yes, but what does that have to do with it? I know (knew) people on poorer roads who were cut off for years. Some of these guys had started out in their '20's, were nearing 55, and barely had 20 years of credited service due to long and numerous furloughs.