We welcome the decision to make public the video of Jim Vena’s threats to raise the rates of customers who oppose the merger. While the railroad is seeking closed door meetings with regulators, the release of the video should help break up a clear pattern of secrecy from Union Pacific to keep the public in the dark and help shed some light and transparency on the dark nature of this merger.
NEW: Vena Goes Off the Rails: UP CEO Questions Federal Regulator, Compares Merger Review to Poker Game #StopTheRailMerger
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The STB's standard is clear: major rail mergers must enhance competition. Handing nearly half of America's freight rail traffic to one company doesn't meet it. #StopTheRailMerger stoptherailmerger.com/
Approving @UnionPacific-@nscorp could set off a final wave of rail consolidation and leave the country with even fewer major railroads. Fewer railroads means fewer choices for shippers. #StopTheRailMerger roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/0…
When rail rates go up, everyone pays. Higher shipping costs show up in the price of food, fuel, building materials, and everyday goods. That's the real cost of the UP-NS merger. #StopTheRailMerger stoptherailmerger.com/faq/
Former STB Chairman Martin Oberman says the @UnionPacific-@nscorp application falls short of the board's own rules. The railroads "offer only their judgment, not hard facts, and not a single example of a failed partnership." #StopTheRailMerger
Read the full op-ed & release: stoptherailmerger.com/former…
Former STB Chairman Martin J. Oberman says merger application falls short of the 2001 rules’ “show me” standard on benefits, truck conversions, and competition. trains.com/pro/freight/class…
At this conference, @UnionPacific CEO Jim Vena threatened retaliation against customers opposing his mega rail merger.
Important information like this must be made public.
CEO Jim Vena was a featured speaker at the Southwest Association of Rail Shippers spring meeting, where he reinforced how Union Pacific’s record safety and service performance are addressing customers’ top priorities while creating capacity for growth.
He also outlined how a proposed combination with @nscorp will build on that strong foundation by enabling faster, more reliable single-line service, reducing handoffs and strengthening the U.S. supply chain through a coast-to-coast rail network. Learn more about America’s first transcontinental railroad at AmericasGreatConnection.com
Three major freight rail customer groups are pushing back on @UnionPacific's attempts to dismiss and intimidate critics of its proposed merger with @nscorp, warning that the deal would further reduce competition, increase costs and leave shippers with fewer options. "We don't serve Union Pacific. We serve our members." stoptherailmerger.com/major-…
More rail options mean fewer chokepoints and faster recovery when disruptions hit. A competitive freight network is essential for American industry, workers, and national defense. #StopTheRailMerger stoptherailmerger.com/
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This is just another example of why I have opposed this merger. Montanans deserve transparency and accountability as regulators consider this merger.
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.@UnionPacific is opposing efforts to allow the public to see a recording of Jim Vena's March remarks at the Southwest Association of Rail Shippers (SWARS) conference where he threatened retaliation against shippers who oppose the merger. This is a clear pattern of secrecy and dishonesty from Union Pacific. stoptherailmerger.com/behind…
Before @UnionPacific and @nscorp even filed their application, more than 60 trade associations, chambers, and businesses warned regulators the merger would raise rates, hurt service, and put too much freight under one railroad. #StopTheRailMerger trains.com/?p=242959
.@UnionPacific wants to "talk facts" about its merger. Here are the facts:
❌ More unions support the merger
✅ Unions opposing it represent more than 7 in 10 UP and NS union workers
Learn more here: stoptherailmerger.com/fact-v…
Happy National Farmers Day! Farmers are the backbone of America's economy and they deserve a freight rail system that works for them, not against them. That's why we're fighting to stop the @UnionPacific-@nscorp merger. #NationalFarmersDay #StopTheRailMerger
Want to see how this merger could affect your own community? Our interactive map shows projected traffic increases, blocked crossings, and safety data for affected areas nationwide: stoptherailmerger.com/commun…
One railroad controlling nearly half of America's rail traffic would drive up costs for consumers and put critical supply chains at risk. Farmers, manufacturers, energy producers, and rail workers would all pay the price. #StopTheRailMerger
One day after we showed that unions representing 66% of @UnionPacific and @nscorp's unionized workforce oppose the merger, @IBEW announced it is opposing the deal too: "The burden of railroad consolidations has always fallen on the employees who keep the industry running. Assurances that this merger will be different are unconvincing." The labor opposition keeps growing. ibew.org/press-release/propo…
.@NGFA spent over a year reviewing this merger before its board voted to oppose it. In its own words: the application "does not cross the bar required" under STB rules. #StopTheRailMerger world-grain.com/articles/231…
