WISCONSIN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

ARBITRATOR'S BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

NAME: Jacalyn J. Zimmerman

MAILING ADDRESS: Post Office Box 549, Lake Bluff, IL 60044-0549

E-mail: JacalynZim@aol.com

TELEPHONE: Business: (847) 571-5623 Fax: (847) 680-0423

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Communications, University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana)

Juris Doctor, Loyola University of Chicago Law School

OCCUPATION: Arbitrator and mediator

EXPERIENCE:

General Counsel, Illinois Labor Relations Board, 1984-2006. Chief counsel to the Board administering the State of Illinois public sector collective bargaining law since the agency’s inception. Designed and implemented all case processing procedures; hired, trained and managed the agency’s legal staff; advised the Board and drafted decisions in unfair labor practice and representation cases, including collective bargaining disputes; represented the Board in court proceedings; made presentations to union and employer groups and educational seminars.

Trial Attorney, National Labor Relations Board - Chicago (1977-1984)

Adjunct Professor of Law, IIT Chicago Kent College of Law - Teaching Labor Relations Law, Advanced Research in Labor Relations Law (1985 – 1995)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Co-Chair of the American Bar Association Committee on State and Local Government Collective Bargaining and Employment Law (2002-2007)

Member of the ABA Committee on Railway and Airline Labor Law

President of the Association of Labor Relations Agencies (1996-97); Executive Board member (1993-97); coordinator and faculty member for ALRAcademy, training program for new members of labor relations boards and commissions in the United States and Canada (1998-present)

Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

Member of the National Association of Railroad Referees

Member of the Advisory Board, IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law annual Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations Conference (1985-present)

Licensed to practice law in California and Illinois

Arbitration rosters:

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; National Mediation Board; Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission; Phoenix Employment Relations Board

Issues & Sector/Industry:

Alcohol and substance abuse; appropriate bargaining unit; bargaining unit work; discipline and discharge; discrimination; duty to bargain; duty of fair representation; duty to provide information; duty of fair representation; fringe benefits; impact of technological changes; health insurance; interference with protected rights; just cause; layoff and recall; management rights; medical disqualification; promotions/bidding; seniority; transfers; wages; work rules; work quotas

Education; Food Service/Processing; Manufacturing; Municipal Sector; Protective Services - Police and Fire; Railroads; Service Industries; State Government; Transportation; Warehousing

FEE AND EXPENSE PRACTICE:

Per diem: $1000

Actual expenses

Mileage within the State of Wisconsin at the IRS rate

Cancellation Fee - One day's per diem for cancellations/postponement with less than 14 days' advance notice.

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

07/07

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