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They waited along time before they finally started get sanitizers and cleaning supplies into the middle of April. They didn’t pass out masks until the end of April. They engines are filthy. They keep abolishing jobs and no one there to give us supplies that we need. The management need to be fired. They do not care about their employees at all. They harass u if u lay off sick. The management refuse to give rides to the employees that have come in of. The road who are dead under the hours of service. They are to busy going out for coffee or getting their lunches. The management is worthless. They write people up for violations and lie on documents. They protect them selves. It is an unsafe and unhealthy place to work at.

Our shop has a leaking water main and they are scheduling to turn off water to our shop and air room rebuild building on May 5th. With no back up plan for allowing of practicing hygiene hand washing guidelines from the CDC

We have had confirmed cases of covid in our shop but management will not announce number or confirm if we have any. We are only asking the same info be put out to employees that is reported on an FRA injury report so that those exposed can get tested if needed.

Safety PPE is non existent. Equipment is not being cleaned, Locomotive cabs are not cleaned. Transit Police or security officers are not being deployed to enforce the mask requirement in public places currently in effect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

3 positive covid cases in the IHB track production gang headquartered in the longfield building all worked still continue to work and report without the ventilation cleaned, temperature checked or proper facemasks issued whatsoever. none. Manager Ritter and Supervisor Fabian know the conditions and guidelines once exposed and still continue to work the gang in tight spaces with no temp checks masks or daily sanitization.

The face masks that Union Pacific Railroad distributed are a joke. It’s like having a fishnet over my face.

Terminal is allowing people to familiarize which is putting too many people in vans and loco cabs for proper social distancing

Putting cars on outbound trains that have not been air tested. Pulling them off tracks that have no air connections and were switched out before putting on train

Not adhering to the social distancing recommendations for the 6’ rule. Putting 4-5 guys in one Work truck.

MoW employees are forced to share vehicles, up to 5 people in one pickup truck, making it completely impossible to socially distance.

Severe lack of PPE. Engines and trains are dirty and not being cleaned like the coolant claims. No cleaning supplies for dispatch office. Crew rooms are over crowded. When asked to provide additional space, company ignores requests. Suggestions on how to get extra space available have been provided and ignored.

Csx allowing people to qualify on line of road which puts 3 people inside the cab making is impossible to practice 6ft distancing.

A few crew members pulled out of service due to covid19 symptoms, one tested positive so far and csx has yet to inform the rest of us working or of that location.

Dirty cabs no time to clean hard to get supplies to clean with only crew packs they only provide wet wipes no bleach wipes or Lysol

Locomotives filthy several bags of garage no sanitizing supplies to clean locomotives we get on lay crew gets off no one knows whether they we sick or not. So crews are left to clean the locomotives then selfs while being rushed to make moves cleaning garage off locomotives. Hard to purchase supplies to clean your self when they are not available in the stores. Then get to work get on dirty engines working in unsanitary environment

Locomotives filthy several bags of garage no sanitizing supplies to clean locomotives we get on lay crew gets off no one knows whether they we sick or not. So crews are left to clean the locomotives then selfs while being rushed to make moves cleaning garage off locomotives. Hard to purchase supplies to clean your self when they are not available in the stores. Then get to work get on dirty engines working in unsanitary environment

Locomotives filthy several bags of garage no sanitizing supplies to clean locomotives we get on lay crew gets off no one knows whether they we sick or not. So crews are left to clean the locomotives then selfs while being rushed to make moves cleaning garage off locomotives. Hard to purchase supplies to clean your self when they are not available in the stores. Then get to work get on dirty engines working in unsanitary environment.

Filthy locomotives several bags of garage locomotives not being sanitized.

No supplies. No ppe. Engines downloaded when management was pushed to bring bleach water to clean with. Threatened with delay of train charges.

Filthy locomotives with overflowing toilets and dwindling PPE and Sani-supplies. Pushing to utilize FRA waiver after massive furlough.

No PPE, watered down hand sanitizer, employees threatened with termination for being placed under quarantine

Out of crew packs, issued 1 “Lysol” wipe in a snack bag ziplock to sanitize engine.

Railroad has no corona virus plan or implementation.

Division Notice requires employees wear PPE but no PPE is available. Although they do provide a handy dandy guide to making your own. Continued exposure without any protection.

While masks were advertised as being available to all T&E crews 2 Mondays ago, none are available in the field. Cleaning supplies have been hit and miss as far as availability goes. PTI minivans mean no social distancing, particularly when hauling 2 crews. Neither Atlanta nor Chattanooga PTI yard vans can demonstrate cleaning supplies to provide sanitizing between crews, except personally supplied materials. Availability of cleaning materials in crew reporting locations hit and miss.

No Safety masks, store room said they can’t get them

Threatened with being sent home for asking for proper disinfectant cleaner or bleach water in order to clean locomotive. Was told to use crew pack hand wipes. Insisted upon and received proper materials.

Strict adherence to 20 min lunch leaves no time to sanitize on self before eating

MYO’s are hoarding sanitization supplies. Only allowing the shared use of a 9ct Clorox Wipe pack for 15+ yard workers.

Management forcing three and four person yard crews to take First and Second lunch on engines with no way to was their hands. Cleaning and sanitization supplies at Lake Charles facilities are abundant. UP and all carriers should encourage hand washing before meal periods and provide transportation to do so with in a reasonable radius of facilities. Especially after a confirmed case of covid-19 among yard employees.

Non existent PPE, cleaning supplies, equipment controls are not being cleaned.