America’s railroad was built by diverse hands – from Chinese track gangs to Irish immigrants and Civil War veterans (both Black and White) as well as Pawnee scouts who protected the lines. After 160 years, our vision remains to Build America. More importantly, our mission is to build a diverse and equitable America. That is why Union Pacific has goals and action plans in place to reach 40% minority employees and double its women employee by 2030.
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is based on our desire to create an environment where people can be their best, personally and professionally. From an employee’s perspective, a diverse culture increases engagement, improves morale and supports safety. From a business perspective, diversity improves the company’s decision making, problem solving, and strategic thinking, which translates into a competitive advantage with bottom-line results.
Union Pacific Railroad is one of America’s premier transportation and logistics companies, linking 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country and serving many of the fastest-growing U.S. cities. Generations of Americans have built successful careers at Union Pacific and in the process, they’ve helped build a nation – delivering lumber for our homes, food for our tables, energy for our power plants and the countless raw materials and finished goods that supply the American way of life.
Our diverse heritage compels us to stand for opportunity.
Our desired future demands we stand for equity.
Our shared humanity implores us to stand for justice.
Executive Sentiments on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:
"Strengthening Union Pacific’s diversity programs is a key focus and an ongoing process essential to growth and prosperity. Our most innovative solutions will be developed by teams of people who view challenges through different lenses and come together to create game-changing technologies paving the way to Union Pacific’s next 155 years."
- Lance Fritz, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
"[Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion] has been - and will continue to be - one of our key objectives: to increase our diversity in the [Technology] department and be inclusive and equitable in everything we do. This includes increasing the representation of women in Tech and striving to source from diverse talent pools."
- Rahul Jalali, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Why Work Here
Benefits: We always have your present and your future in mind. Our benefits cover who you are today and everything you want to do tomorrow. This includes:
- Medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- 401(k) Comprehensive Plans, with immediate vesting and company matched contributions up to six percent of your salary
- Educational Assistance - pursue higher education tuition-free at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
- Adoption/surrogacy assistance
- Child care and child support services
- Paid Parental leave - yes, that includes dads too!
- Milk Stork
- Wellness programs
- 15 days of vacation to start, 11 paid holidays and unlimited sick time for you and your family
- and more!
Our Diversity and Inclusion Mission is supported by three strategic tracks:
Inclusive Culture: Treating everyone fairly, valuing differences and maintaining a supportive environment is Union Pacific's commitment to diversity. We're a company that's always moving, advancing and building. And our culture allows us to continue to move our company, our customers and our people forward. We're guided by The UP Way, a commitment to safety and diversity and the knowledge that we're building America.
Talented Workforce: The key to our more than 155 years of success is our people. We provide programs which attract and cultivate the development and retention of a robust diverse pipeline.
Marketplace: We are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska and our network spans across 23 states. Union Pacific partners with key diverse organizations and non-profits to create development and engagements opportunities within our communities. Customers receive the highest quality materials and services, impacting economic growth and development in communities where we operate.
Commitment to Supplier Diversity
Although Union Pacific was the first Class I railroad to implement a supplier diversity program nearly 40 years ago, we determined we can do more. Supplier diversity introduces new products, services and solutions that might otherwise be overlooked. It’s an effective way to promote innovation while driving price and service competition. It many cases it’s an investment in the very communities in which we operate, promoting job creation at a local level.
We looked at potential areas of growth and set an aggressive goal to grow our total diverse supplier spending another 25% to nearly $530 million in 2021.
