ARBITRATOR’S BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCH
NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS: 2738 Starcrest Trail, Sun Prairie, WI
53590. E-mail: edbiel@charter.net
TELEPHONE/FAX:
608-837-4316
DATE OF BIRTH: August 30, 1949
EDUCATION: BA - Political Science, BS - Business
Management;
MPA –
OCCUPATION: Principal:
Arbitrator Secondary: Mediator/Facilitator
PROFESSIONAL
AFFICLIATIONS: FMCS Ad Hoc Panel of
Arbitrators
EXPERINCE: 1980 – 2005, Staff Member, Wisconsin
Employment Relations Commission:
Mediator (Public and Private Sector), Arbitrator (Public and Private
Sector, over 300 Awards), Hearing Officer for unfair labor practices under
Wisconsin’s Peace Act and Public Sector Bargaining Act, Hearing Examiner for
appropriate unit and unit clarifications under Wisconsin’s Peace Act and Public
Sector Bargaining Act and Hearing Officer for State of Wisconsin personnel
disputes, Commission’s Director of Labor/Management Cooperation training
programs 1991-2005, and Facilitator for Labor/Management Cooperation Committees
and Consensus Bargaining.
Industries: Automotive; bakery; beverage; building
products; broadcasting; cement; communications; construction; diary; education;
food (processing); foundry; health care; hospital/nursing home; meatpacking;
metal fabrication; office workers/clerical; police and fire, government
(Federal, municipal, school districts and technical colleges).
Issues: Absenteeism; Arbitrability; Bargaining Unit
Work; Demotion; Discipline (Oral reprimands, written reprimands, suspensions);
Discipline (Discharge); Drug/Alcohol Offences; Bonus; Holidays; Insurance;
Leave; Vacation; Grievance Mediation; Health/Hospitalization; Job Performance;
Job Posting/Bidding; Jurisdictional Dispute; Layoffs/Bumping/Recall; Management
Rights; Past Practice; Pension and Welfare Plans; Promotion; Safety/Health
Conditions; Seniority; Subcontracting/Contracting Out; Union Security; Holiday;
Job Classification.
FEE AND EXPENSE PRACTICE:
PER DIEM FEE: $900 per eight (8) hour day or part thereof
for hearing, preparation and travel.
Research and preparation is prorated based upon an eight (8) hour
day. Travel outside the hearing date is
prorated at the per diem rate. Mediation, Facilitation: $900 per day (for up to eight hours).
Cancellation Policy: $900 if the scheduled hearing is cancelled
with notice of less than fourteen (14) days, $450 if less than the twenty-eight
(28) days
Rescheduling Fee: $250 if less than fourteen (14) days.
Expenses: Actual costs of reasonable expenses,
including airfare, car rental, food, and lodging.
Mileage: applicable IRS
rate.
NOTE: The Arbitrator shall not charge any fee other
than the above stated fees.
06/08
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