Labor – Management Arbitration
Rosters & Permanent Panels
- Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (Labor-Management Arbitration Roster)
- California State Mediation & Conciliation Service (Labor-Management Arbitration Roster)
- Permanent Arbitration Panel: UPS and Teamsters Joint Area Labor-Management Committee (Southwest U.S.)
- Permanent Arbitration Panel: Thrifty Payless Inc. (Rite Aid) and UFCW Locals 135, 324, 770, 1167, 1428, 1442, and 8 (Golden State)
- Permanent Arbitration Panel: U.S. Customs and Border Protection and NTEU – Los Angeles, San Diego, Laredo (Southwest Texas) & El Paso (West Texas and N.M.) Offices of Field Operations.
Issues Arbitrated
Include: Discipline, discharge, discrimination, absenteeism, affirmative action, arbitrability, bargaining unit work, bonus fringe benefits, conduct (off-duty/ personal), cost-of-living pay, demotion, disability discrimination, discharge, discipline, discrimination (intentional and unintentional), drug/alcohol offenses, fact finding, fringe benefits, grievance mediation, health/hospitalization insurance, hiring practices, holiday pay, holidays, incentive pay, job classification & rates, job performance, job posting/bidding, jurisdictional disputes, layoffs/bumping/recall, leave, management rights, merit pay, national origin discrimination, official time, overtime, past practices, pensions, police weapon removal, promotion, race discrimination, religious discrimination, retirement, safety/health conditions, seniority rights, severance pay, sexual harassment, strikes/lockouts/work stoppages/slowdowns, subcontracting/contracting out, tenure/reappointment, union security, vacations, violence or threats, wages, work hours/schedules/assignments, working conditions/work orders.
Industry Experience (Private & Public Sector)
Advertising, aerospace, agriculture, airlines, aluminum, automotive, bakery, banking, beverage, brewery, broadcasting, building products, busing, canning, cement, chemicals, clothing, communications, construction, dairy, distillery, education (k-12, community college and university), electrical equipment/appliances, electronics, entertainment/arts, feed & fertilizer, firefighting, food manufacturing/process/service, foundry, furniture, government (city, county, State and Federal), glass/pottery, grain mill, health care, hospital/nursing home, hotels/motels/casinos/resorts, iron, lumber, machinery, maritime, meat packing, metal fabrication, mining, non-profit organizations, nuclear energy, office workers/clerical, packaging, paint & varnish, petroleum/petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, Plastics, Plumbing, Police & fire, Printing & publishing, Prison guard, Public sector grievance, Public sector interest, Pulp & paper, Railroads, Real estate, Refrigeration/HVAC, Restaurants, Retail stores, Shipbuilding/dry-dock, Sports, Steel, Stone/quarry, Symphony orchestra, Textile, Tobacco, Transportation, Trucking & storage, Upholstering, Utilities, Warehousing.
Published Cases (Examples)
- “Washoe County School District,” Labor Arbitration Reports, (Bureau of National Affairs – Labor Relations Reporter), February 2004, pp. 909-920;
- “Corcoran Unified School District,” Labor Arbitration Reports, (Bureau of National Affairs – Labor Relations Reporter), July 2003, pp. 800-806
Fees*
- Per Diem Fee: $3,500 for each day of hearing, research & writing decision
- Travel Costs: The cost of airfare or mileage, rental car, hotel, meals will be charged for in-person hearings. In-person hearings outside of California will also be charged travel time at a rate of $250/hr. (Note: travel time will not be charged for in-person hearings within California).
- Postponement/Cancellation Fee: $1,750, plus any unreimburseable expenses (e.g., airline tickets), will be charged for cases cancelled or postponed less than 28 days prior to the hearing date. This amount will be paid by the party cancelling or postponing the hearing unless otherwise agreed to by the parties in writing.
* Costs and fees are split equally by the parties unless otherwise agreed.