Union Pacific CEO threatened merger opponents with rate hikes, released video shows
Federal regulators ordered Union Pacific to make the CEO video public, in which he warns shippers he would raise rates if they oppose the railroad's proposed Norfolk Southern merger.
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- AxiosUnion Pacific CEO to shippers: "I'll probably increase everybody's rates" if they oppose rail merger
- WOWTUnion Pacific releases CEO video after federal regulators order it made public
- Bloomberg Government NewsUnion Pacific Defends CEO Merger Comments After Video Release
- The Business JournalsUnion Pacific CEO accused of threatening customers over proposed Norfolk Southern merger
- Yahoo FinanceEXCLUSIVE: ‘Humor is good,’ Union Pacific CEO says of video rate threat
- FreightWavesSTB orders Union Pacific to make alleged rate hike threat video public
- Railfan & Railroad MagazineUP Appeals Order to Release CEO Speech, Merger Tensions Escalate
- Trains MagazineUnion Pacific releases video of CEO’s rate remarks at shipper conference
- International Railway JournalCPKC calls on regulator to terminate UP-NS merger review
- BNN BloombergCN says wildfires, tariff threats no barrier to growth as railway ups earnings target
- Iowa Capital DispatchCommentary: Polarizing express: Railroad deal spurs debate
- YahooUnion Pacific releases video of CEO's rate remarks at shipper conference