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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
RESUME OF PANEL ARBITRATOR
Joel
M.
Weisblatt
Somerset Cty, NJ
Arbitrator, Mediator
GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:
Served as a Grievance Arbitrator in thousands of disputes in both the public and private sectors. Public sector matters have involved employers and unions at all levels of public employment: state, county, municipal, school board, higher education and public authority. Private sector cases have encompassed a broad spectrum of industries including: transportation, utilities, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, health care, textiles, construction, printing and publishing, hotels and restaurants, and pension and benefit funds.
MEDIATION AND FACT-FINDING EXPERIENCE:
Served as a Mediator or Fact-Finder in hundreds of disputes in the State of New Jersey. Included among the employers are: boards of education; counties; municipalities; state and county colleges; and public authorities. Among the employees: police; teachers; firefighters; custodial & maintenance units; secretaries; road & sewer workers; corrections officers; administrators; and faculty groups.
INTEREST ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:
EDUCATION:
Cornell University School of Industrial & Labor Relations: BS/ILR
Brooklyn Law School: JD
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
National Academy of Arbitrators
American Arbitration Association
OTHER RELEVANT OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE:
2018-2023: Chair of NJ PERC
1988-2007: Named as the New Jersey Member to the Port Authority Employment Relations Panel.
Extensive experience as an interest arbitrator in both New Jersey and Connecticut.
Experience as an arbitrator or mediator in employment disputes.
Regularly serve as a lecturer or teacher in labor relations/arbitration programs.
PER DIEM FEES:
GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION $
2,600 + expenses
INTEREST ARBITRATION $
CANCELLATION NOTICE AND FEE (if any):
Less than 21 calendar days - full per diem. Hearing Time: Depending on the length of additional time required: I charge nothing; one-half day; or a full per diem.