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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

RESUME OF PANEL ARBITRATOR
Erica Tener
Ulster Cty, NY

GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:
Active in labor relations, including grievance arbitrations, as an advocate from 1997 - 2010. Since 2010 has worked as a full-time arbitrator and mediator. Various issues/grievances involving contract interpretation, discipline and discharge.
MEDIATION AND FACT-FINDING EXPERIENCE:
Mediation in public and private sector negotiations.
INTEREST ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:
EDUCATION:
MA, Labor and Industrial Relations, Rutgers University
BA, Sociology, Ithaca College

CERTIFICATIONS:
FMCS Training: Becoming a Labor Arbitrator
Railroad Referee Training Certification
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
National Academy of Arbitrators
Labor and Employment Relations Association:
President: NJ (2013-15) & NYC (2018-19) also member of Philadelphia
National Association of Railroad Referees (Secretary/Treasurer 2022-2025)
OTHER RELEVANT OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE:
Arbitration Panels: American Arbitration Association, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services, National Mediation Board, New Jersey State Board of Mediation, New Jersey PERC, New York City Office of Collective Bargaining, New York Public Employment Relations Board (Mediation, Fact Finding and Grievance Arbitration), Pennsylvania Labor Board.
Permanent Panels: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ & Office and Professional Employees International Union
PER DIEM FEES:
GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION $1,900 INTEREST ARBITRATION $
CANCELLATION NOTICE AND FEE (if any): $1,900 if cancelled within 28 days of scheduled hearing date.