Contingency Plans for Potential West Coast Port Work Stoppage

Announcement Number: CN2015-11
Categories: General Announcements
Posted Date: February 6, 2015

To Our Customers,

Union Pacific continues to closely monitor the labor negotiations at U.S. West Coast ports. While negotiations are ongoing, we wanted to remind you about the contingency plans we have prepared 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.