August 8, 2025 | Contract Agreement, News, Top News, UP
BLET members today ratified an agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad that will provide a one-time general wage increase of 3% to approximately 6,000 BLET members employed at UP. The interim raise will go into effect on September 1, 2025. The interim raise is...
August 7, 2025 | Mexico, News, NS, Top News, UP
In a story about the proposed megamerger between Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific, CNBC reported that Union Pacific’s recent move to operate trains with Mexican national crews on rails within the United States could be a stumbling block for UP as it seeks approval...
August 7, 2025 | Headlines, Railroad Safety, UP
(Source: Los Angeles Times, August 5, 2025) About 10 times each day, giant freight trains pass along a narrow section of track along the Sacramento River in far Northern California where engineers on the locomotives regularly tense up with stress. “Every single time,...
August 7, 2025 | DOL, Headlines, UP, Whistleblower
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, August 6, 2025) DALLAS – A federal whistleblower investigation found that Union Pacific Railroad Co. violated the Federal Railroad Safety Act by terminating a railroad engineer after the employee reported and sought...
August 1, 2025 | Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Union Pacific press release, July 29, 2025) Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced an agreement to create America’s first transcontinental railroad. These legendary companies will seamlessly connect over 50,000 route miles...
August 1, 2025 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Union Pacific press release, July 24, 2025) Union Pacific Corporation reported 2025 second quarter net income of $1.9 billion, or $3.15 per diluted share. Results compare to 2024 second quarter net income of $1.7 billion, or $2.74 per diluted share. Second...
July 29, 2025 | News, NS, Top News, UP
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — In response to today’s announcement by Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) regarding a proposed merger, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) issued the following statement on behalf of its members at both carriers:...
July 22, 2025 | News, Tentative Contract, Top News, UP
The BLET has reached a tentative agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad that would provide a general wage increase of 3% to approximately 6,000 BLET members employed at UP, if ratified. The proposed “interim raise” is described in the balloting materials that are...
July 18, 2025 | Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Associated Press, July 17, 2025) Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West Coasts. The merger discussions began during the first quarter of this year, according...
June 12, 2025 | Headlines, Mexico, Railroad Security, UP
(Source: NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, June 5, 2025) The recent arrest of a Mexican railroad worker, accused of helping smuggle people across the border on trains in Eagle Pass, Texas, has raised questions about plans to allow more trains operated by Mexican crews to travel...
