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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

RESUME OF PANEL ARBITRATOR
Joseph A. Harris
Bergen County, NJ


GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:
1996-present: 1,200+ awards. Local & State: education, police, corrections, fire, hospital, bus, subway, clerical, maintenance. Federal: USPS, US Customs & Border Protection, IRS, "SEC", VA, US Mint. Private: health, retail, telecommunications, manufacturing, nuclear, truck, warehouse, "construction" office/clerical.

Permanent Arbitrator: Verizon/IBEW; Employers/IBT Trust Funds; NTEU/SEC, IRS, Customs & Border Protection; USPS/NALC, APWU & NPMHU; NY Trucking Authority/IBT; NYC Transit Authority;TWU; MediSys Health Network/SEIU; "Contractors/LIUNA" Trust Funds; Parkchester Condos/SPBA

Arbitration Panels: AAA, NY PERB; FMCS; NJ State Bd of Mediation; NYC OCB; Pa Bd of Mediation

MEDIATION AND FACT-FINDING EXPERIENCE:
1998-present: NJ PERC, NY PERB, Nassau Cty PERB, Suffolk Cty PERB, Interest mediations in 2011-12; Mt. Olive Board of Education/IBT, West Windsor-BOE/CWA, East Orange BOE/NJEA, Caldwell/IBT. Grievance mediations: USPS/APWU (Pa) and Verizon/IBEW L. 827..

INTEREST ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:
NJ PERC Special Panel of Interest Arbitrators for Police & Fire (2011-2014); USPS & NPMHU (local contact-2003, 2014); USPS & NALC (local contr.-2012); Fairway & UFCS (2010); Employer & Bldg Maint. Union (1998)

EDUCATION:
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
National Academy of Arbitrators, Labor & Employment Relations Assn, AAA

OTHER RELEVANT OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE:
Emeritus, Associate Professor & Director, Industrial & Labor Relations, SUNY, College at Old Wesbury (1990-2010) Summer Visiting Scholar, Jinan Unix. ("Guangzhou", 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014), Summer Exchange ILR Prof., Minzu Univ. (Beijing, 2010); MBA Faculty, Dowling Institute (1998-2003); Legislative Director, District Council 1707; AFSCME (1986-1990); Economics Research, legislative analysis (1974-1985)

PER DIEM FEES:
GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION $1,800INTEREST ARBITRATION $
CANCELLATION NOTICE AND FEE (if any): Less than 21 full days - per diem fee.