{"id":21948,"date":"2013-09-27T10:25:38","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T14:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=21857"},"modified":"2013-09-27T10:25:38","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T14:25:38","slug":"magazine-names-up-best-veteran-friendly-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/magazine-names-up-best-veteran-friendly-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Magazine names UP best veteran-friendly company","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13914\" style=\"margin-top: 4px;margin-bottom: 4px;margin-left: 8px;margin-right: 8px\" alt=\"union_pacific_logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/union_pacific_logo.jpg\" width=\"130\" height=\"150\" \/>OMAHA \u2013 <em>U.S. Veterans Magazine<\/em> named Union Pacific Railroad among the nation&#8217;s top veteran-friendly companies. The results were announced in the publication&#8217;s 2013 &#8220;Best of the Best&#8221; list, created to encourage diversity-inclusion practices among industry leaders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being named a top veteran-friendly company is an honor that highlights our commitment to hiring and supporting veterans,&#8221; said Roy Schroer, Union Pacific vice president-human resources. &#8220;Military experience translates very well into the railroad industry. Veterans&#8217; leadership skills and teamwork focus enhance our railroad&#8217;s safety, service and efficiency.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 23 percent of Union Pacific&#8217;s nearly 3,900 hires in 2012 were veterans. 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