I am considering taking a Job with Union Pacific Rail Road, Does anyone knows how there pay scale works?

Question

I have seen their contract, I was just wondering how the 7 day work vs the 5 day work week and who decides which one your on. I will have to take a pay cut I am just trying to figure how much I would earn weekly on average?

Answer 1

It depends on which department.

In the operating department pay scales are the result of collective bargaining, with trainmen and enginemen represented by the BLET, or , Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen.

You can contact them on line. Once there a definitive answer to this question will be found, as other sources tend to generalize. Since you mentioned a specific carrier you can get the rates for the various classes of service within the operating department.

In the operating department, there are very few 5 day work weeks, and of those that there are, it is dependent upon seniority as to who works them. I wouldn't count on holding one for a while.

Seniority and location is the name of the game.

Good luck.

Answer 2

Not enough information, Are you talking about office job or working on a train. You will belong to a Union, Probably make same amount as older guys, If you are on train crew more you work the more you make. I have seen men make up to 100 grand a year or more, Just according to how you work,