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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
RESUME OF PANEL ARBITRATOR
Robert
A.
Grey
Suffolk County, NY
Full Time Labor and Employment Arbitrator and Mediator
GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:
Full range of discipline, discharge and contract interpretation issues. Contested union elections and Excelsior List proceedings.
PERMANENT PANELS:
US Postal Service / American Postal Workers Union
Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association / United Mine Workers of America
National Railroad Adjustment Board
Port Authority of NY/NJ Employment Relations Panel
Governor’s Office of Employee Relations / Police Benevolent Association of NY State
State Education Department / NY State United Teachers
NY City Department of Education / United Federation of Teachers
NJ TEACH Tenured Teacher Arbitrator
MTA NYC Transit Authority / Transport Workers Union, Local 100
SEPTA / Fraternal Order of Transit Police
City of White Plains / White Plains Professional Fire Fighters Assoc., Local 274, IAFF
Fairview Fire District / Greenburgh Uniformed Firefighters Assoc., Local 1586, IAFF
Village of Greenport / Civil Service Employees Association, Local 1000, AFSCME
Village of Irvington / Irvington Police Benevolent Association
Mackenzie Automatic Doors, Inc. / United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
ARBITRATION ROSTERS:
American Arbitration Association
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
National Mediation Board
Illinois State Board of Education Tenured Teacher Hearing Officer
Illinois State Universities Civil Service System Hearing Officer
NJ Public Employment Relations Commission
NJ State Board of Mediation
NY State Education Department Tenured Teacher Hearing Officer
NY State Public Employment Relations Board
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, Bureau of Mediation
Suffolk County PERB
Cornell ILR National Roster of Neutrals
MEDIATION AND FACT-FINDING EXPERIENCE:
Collective bargaining mediator and fact-finder.
Mediator, US Postal Service Redress Mediation Program: As impartial permanent mediator for more than 10 years, mediated hundreds of disputes involving labor and employment issues. Often resolved related CBA interpretation and/or disciplinary grievances and/or workplace disputes, in addition to the statutory rights claims.
Mediator, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Mediator, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
INTEREST ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:
EDUCATION:
Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution: Certificates in Labor and Employment Arbitration and Mediation; Advanced Certificate in Workplace ADR and Conflict Management. Labor Arbitrator Development Program, Certificate.
Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations and PERC: Certificate in Public Sector Labor Relations.
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: Becoming a Labor Arbitrator, Certificate.
New York Law School: Juris Doctor. John Ben Snow Scholar.
Binghamton University: Bachelor of Arts in Economics; Adjunct in Business Management. International Economics Honor Society.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
National Academy of Arbitrators
Labor and Employment Relations Association
Society of Federal Labor and Employee Relations Professionals
National Association of Railroad Referees
Labor and Employment Sections of various Bar Associations
OTHER RELEVANT OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE:
Senior Editor, The Railway Labor Act, Fourth Ed., 2016, Bloomberg BNA
Senior Editor, The Railway Labor Act, Third Ed., 2015 Cumulative Supp., Bloomberg BNA
Senior Editor, The Railway Labor Act, Third Ed., 2014 Cumulative Supp., Bloomberg BNA
Chapter Author, The Family Medical Leave Act, 2014 Cumulative Supp., Bloomberg BNA
Adjunct Instructor, Cornell University ILR, Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution
Mentor, Cornell University ILR, Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution
Mentor, Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations
Mentor, American Arbitration Association Higginbotham Fellows Program
Panelist/Speaker at various AAA, FMCS, NAA, NARR and Bar Association meetings/events
Complex Public Education Issues – specialized training by FMCS and NAA
Law enforcement officer, detective, supervisor and manager (retired)
Certified Instructor, Div. of Criminal Justice Services, Municipal Police Training Council
Certified Interior Firefighter
Certified in Environmental Noise and Sound Measurement
PER DIEM FEES:
GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION $
2,000 + actual and reasonable travel/subsistence expenses. Study time is pro rated. Reserve right to charge pro rata per diem for travel time in excess of four (4) hours. No charge for office expenses. No docketing fees.
INTEREST ARBITRATION $
CANCELLATION NOTICE AND FEE (if any):
Per diem unless notice of cancellation / postponement / adjournment / abeyance received more than 20 business days before the scheduled hearing date.