ARBITRATOR'S BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
NAME: Mary
Jo Schiavoni
MAILING ADDRESS:
E-mail:
mjschiavoni@gmail.com
TELEPHONE:
Business: 1-800-678-5323
Residence: (608) 255-6931
EDUCATION:
B.A. -
OCCUPATION:
Principal: Arbitrator/Mediator
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: National Academy of Arbitrators, AAA, FMCS;
Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services Ad Hoc Arbitration Panel, Iowa PERB
Panel; State of Illinois and AFSCME Council 31 Regular and Priority Panels;
United States Post Office and Mail Handlers Union Expedited Panel; ADR and
Labor Law Sections – State Bar of Wisconsin
EXPERIENCE: (Issues & Sector/Industry)
Has issued about 350 labor arbitration
awards involving the full range of employment, and contractual issues. Twelve years with the Wisconsin Employment
Relations Commission as an arbitrator, mediator, consensus bargaining
facilitator, and hearing examiner handling over 200 arbitrations and 100
grievance mediations, 150 public sector arbitrations and 70 private sector
arbitrations. When at WERC handled over
275 interest-arbitration cases as a mediator.
Since leaving the WERC, handled 14 interest-arbitrations as an
arbitrator in
ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE: Substantive and procedural arbitrability,
contract interpretation/application involving past practice and bargaining
history, seniority/ability, transfer, lay-off, bumping, recall, job
bid/posting/upgrading, subcontracting, supervisors and non-bargaining unit
employees performing bargaining unit work, scheduling of work, management
rights, use and misuse of vacation, sick leave and holiday pay, wages/rates of
pay, incentives, retiree benefits, overtime, past practice discipline and
discharge cases involving but not limited to absenteeism, alcohol and drug use,
last chance agreements, picket line misconduct and reinstatement, and demotion.
FEE AND EXPENSE PRACTICE:
Per
diem: $950 per 8 hour day -- travel in
excess thereof prorated (includes travel, hearing and study) (one day minimum for hearing appearance)
Cancellation
fee -- $800 should I not be notified within one week of the date of the hearing
and $600 should I not be notified within two weeks of the date of hearing.
Hotels,
meals and travel reimbursed; mileage at IRS rate; postage and phone if
extra-ordinary reimbursed.
NOTE:
The arbitrator shall not charge any fee other than the above stated
fees.
01/08
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