RR-15 RR-15-03-02 — Labor Protective Conditions and Implementing Agreements

This process outlines the labor protective conditions and implementing agreements for a US Class I freight railroad, focusing on ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and maintaining safe operations during network integration.

🗺 BPMN Process Flow

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📋 Process Attributes

Process ID	RR-15-03-02
Domain Family	CORPORATE
L1 Domain	Merger & Network Integration
L2 Process Group	Labor Protective Conditions and Implementing Agreements
Trigger	Initiation of a merger or significant network integration project
Outcome	Established labor protective conditions and implementing agreements that comply with all relevant regulations, ensuring safe and efficient rail operations.
Systems	NetControl I-ETMS Umler PS Technology
Regulatory Hooks	49 CFR Part 232 GCOR 6.28 49 CFR Part 1180 49 CFR Part 228

📋 L4 Process Steps

Step	Name	Role	System	Input	Output	KPI	Pain Point / Risk	Decision?	Exception?
1.1	Review Existing Labor Agreements	Integration Program Management Office (PMO) lead	NetControl	Current labor agreements and regulatory requirements	Agreement review report	Time to complete agreement review under 5 days	Complexity of existing agreements	Y	N
1.2	Identify Regulatory Gaps	Service Design / Network Planning Analyst	I-ETMS	Regulatory requirements and current operations data	Regulatory gap analysis report	Number of identified gaps	Inconsistent regulatory interpretation	Y	N
1.3	Draft New Labor Agreements	VP Network Planning & Operations	Umler	Regulatory gap analysis report and labor agreements review	Drafted labor agreements	Number of drafts completed within 10 days	Balancing regulatory compliance with operational needs	Y	N
1.4	Conduct Stakeholder Meetings	Chairman/CEO (deal sponsor)	NetControl	Drafted labor agreements and meeting agenda	Minutes of stakeholder meetings	Number of stakeholders engaged	Stakeholder alignment on complex issues	Y	N
1.5	Finalize Labor Agreements	Integration Program Management Office (PMO) lead	PS Technology	Minutes of stakeholder meetings and drafts	Finalized labor agreements	Time to finalize agreements under 15 days	Negotiating conflicting interests	Y	N
1.6	Implement Labor Agreements	Train Dispatcher	I-ETMS	Finalized labor agreements and implementation plan	Implementation status report	Percentage of agreements implemented within 30 days	Coordination across different departments	Y	N
1.7	Monitor Compliance	Control Operator	NetControl	Finalized labor agreements and compliance checklist	Compliance monitoring report	Number of non-compliance incidents reported per month	Continuous monitoring and reporting	Y	N
1.8	Review and Update Agreements	Integration Program Management Office (PMO) lead	Umler	Compliance monitoring report and feedback	Updated labor agreements	Number of updates made within 6 months	Keeping up with evolving regulations	Y	N
1.9	Conduct Training Sessions	Train Dispatcher	PS Technology	Finalized labor agreements and training materials	Training session attendance report	Percentage of employees trained within 2 weeks	Ensuring comprehensive training coverage	Y	N
1.10	Review and Report on Labor Conditions	Integration Program Management Office (PMO) lead	NetControl	Training session attendance report and labor condition data	Labor conditions review report	Number of issues identified per month	Identifying hidden compliance issues	Y	N
1.11	Address Identified Issues	VP Network Planning & Operations	PS Technology	Labor conditions review report and issue resolution plan	Issue resolution status report	Time to resolve issues under 30 days	Efficiently resolving labor-related issues	Y	N
1.12	Continuous Improvement	Integration Program Management Office (PMO) lead	NetControl	Issue resolution status report and continuous improvement plan	Continuous improvement plan update	Number of process improvements implemented per quarter	Adapting to changing operational needs	Y	N

📊 KPIs & Risk Register

KPIs

Time to complete agreement review under 5 days Number of identified gaps Number of drafts completed within 10 days Number of stakeholders engaged Time to finalize agreements under 15 days Percentage of agreements implemented within 30 days Percentage of employees trained within 2 weeks Number of issues identified per month Time to resolve issues under 30 days Number of process improvements implemented per quarter

Key Risks

Non-compliance with labor agreements leading to legal action Ineffective communication between departments causing delays Resistance from employees to new labor conditions Failure to address identified issues promptly affecting operations Inability to adapt quickly to changing regulatory requirements

Swim Lanes

Integration Program Management Office (PMO) lead · 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 1.10, 1.12 Service Design / Network Planning Analyst · 1.2 VP Network Planning & Operations · 1.4, 1.9, 1.11 Train Dispatcher · 1.6, 1.7 Control Operator · 1.7

Independently compiled from public sources. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Union Pacific or any other railroad. Illustrative of US Class I practice; every system, regulation, role and metric named here traces to a sourced entry in registries/.