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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Union Pacific denies veterans' day off on Veterans Day - KETV Omaha

OMAHA, Neb. —

Employees at Union Pacific said their company broke the law when it denied veterans a day off on Veterans Day.

Union Pacific said it originally granted the day off to veteran employees, but then they denied those requests in a statement:

"Having that many people off work would negatively affect our ability to meet our customers' need, which would impact the nation's supply chain."

A section of Iowa code does allow employers to deny a request for a day off if the request would impact public health, safety or cause "significant" economic disruption.

But even then, employees must be notified at least 10 days in advance.

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