Union Pacific Contingency Plans for Potential West Coast Port Work Interruption

Announcement Number: CN2015-4
Categories: General Announcements
Posted Date: January 20, 2015

To Our Customers,

Union Pacific continues to closely monitor the labor negotiations at U.S. West Coast ports. While negotiations are ongoing, we are preparing contingency plans to ensure our operations remain fluid in the event of a work stoppage.

For planning purposes, please be aware that if there is a work stoppage, Union Pacific  will embargo traffic to any West Coast port terminal or near dock facilities that receive export traffic. The embargo will be effective at 11:59 p.m. central time on the day of the work stoppage and will apply to both UP local and interline traffic. At the time of the embargo, all pending UP local waybills for ISO marine containers will be canceled.

We appreciate your understanding and support of these actions. We are hopeful that any disruption will be short-lived so that we can quickly return to providing the service you expect from Union Pacific. If you have any questions, please contact your Union Pacific representative.