WISCONSIN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

ARBITRATOR'S BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

NAME: William W. Petrie

MAILING ADDRESS: 217 South Seventh Street, #5

P.O. Box 320

Waterford, WI 53185-0320

TELEPHONE: Business: (262) 534-6404 Residence: (262) 534-6404

(949) 855-8647

E-MAIL:  wwpetrie@cox.net

DATE OF BIRTH: 4/8/33

EDUCATION: B.B.A. '57 - Univ. Wis. (Labor Mgt.); J.D. '59 - Univ. Wis.;

Grad. U.C.L.A. '73 - Trng. & Dev. 3rd. P'ty Neutrals, U.S. Dept. of Labor.

OCCUPATION: Principal: Attorney and Arbitrator Secondary: Assoc. Prof. Emeritus of Labor & Industrial Relations, UW-Parkside

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: State Bars Wisconsin and California; National Labor Arbitration panels of FMCS ('72) and AAA ('72); AAA Public Sector Panel; State Panels in Wisconsin ('75), Iowa ('75) and California ('72 - '74); National Academy of Arbitrators

EXPERIENCE: (Issues & Sector/Industry) Served as interest neutral (arbitrator, mediator or fact-finder) in over 140 public and private sector disputes during the past 32 years, and served as grievance arbitrator in approximately 1,000 cases during the last 32 years. Served as contract arbitrator for various parties including the State of Wisconsin and WSEU, Proctor and Gamble and PACE, Wisconsin Energy and UA; food Employers and master agreements with UFCW and IBT locals covering approximately 100,000 employees; Wick Building Systems and CJA; United States Postal Service and NPMHU; etc. Industries served include: aerospace construction; pulp and paper products; trucking and storage; retailing; mining; transportation; federal, state and local government; hospitals and health care; public utilities; dairies; food and grain processing; printing and graphic arts

Prior experience: Corporate Manager of Labor Relations, American Cement Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (1968-1971); Division Labor Relations Manager, Aeronutronic Division of Ford Motor Company, Newport Beach, CA (1965-1968); Labor Relations Assistant, North American Aviation, Los Angeles, CA (1961-1965); Associate, McKinsey & Company, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (1959-1961)

FEE AND EXPENSE PRACTICE:

$1,000 per diem

Cancellation - One day charge for each day(s) of hearing canceled or rescheduled within the fourteen day period preceding the scheduled hearing date.

Travel - No charge for mileage or per diem for driving to hearing less than 400 miles round trip from office; one-half day per diem for over 400 miles of driving and one full day for over 600 miles of driving.

NOTE: The arbitrator shall not charge any fee other than the above stated fees.

01/07

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