Jury Duty Process

Pool Employees, Assigned Service (Locals) and Daily Preference 

Allowed on day(s) that your turn actually works and you report for jury duty. For example, your turn works Monday and Tuesday, and you have jury duty on Tuesday  and Wednesday, nothing is allowed for Monday or Wednesday.

• Pay is basic day less what the court will pay you.

• Claim submitted via non-service time slip with copy of Documentation from court faxed (402) 997-3954 or 8-997-3954 (from company fax) or it can be scanned and emailed to tkopsfax@up.com. 

Note: write non-service timeslip claim #, Name and SSN on documentation.

Extra Board Employees

• Same as for pool employees, except there is no guarantee reduction for jury duty.


For  more information, the applicable agreements and an FAQ provided by the Union Pacific Railroad are below.