First Name: Initial: Last Name: Suffix: Arbitrator Since: Randi E. Lowitt 1986

Arbitration/Mediation Experience

Arbitrator/Mediator since 1986 in all areas of industry, public and private sector, with extensive experience at OCB.

Panels/Permanent Arbitrator

AAA FMCS OCB NYSPERB NJPERC NMB NJSBM FAA and PASS (Eastern Region) NYSNA and Staten Island University Hospital NYSNA and Southside Hospital UFT and Staten Island University Hospital Local 94 IUOE and Realty Advisory Board of New York Local 94 IUOE and Four Seasons New York Local 94 and New York City School Support Services Local 94 and Various Employers UFCW Local 2013 and DO & CO New York Catering, Inc. Local 670, RWDSU and Realty Advisory Board of New York Local 670 and Various Employers Local 355, USWU, IUJAT and Various Employers Local 74 USWU, IUJAT and Various Employers Local 74 USWU and ABM, Inc. Local 455 USWU, IUJAT and Various Employers Local 1660, HHWA and Platinum Home Healthcare, Inc. Local 1660, HHWA and Attending Home Care Services Local 2 USWU, IUJAT and Various Employers Realty Advisory Board of New York and SEIU Local 32BJ - Office of the Contract Arbitrator Local 947 IUJAT and Realty Advisory Board of New York Local 808 and Manhattan Plaza New York City Exterminating Industry and SEIU Local 32BJ Amalgamated Warbasse Houses, Inc and Local 153 OPEIU Boulevard Apartments, Inc and UFCW 2013 NUSOG and Various Employers US Security and FCGOA Trump Village Section 4 and Local 804, IBT SPBA Local 1 and Morningside Heights SPBA Local 1 and Parkchester DPS Parkchester North Condominium and Local 808, Teamsters Parkchester South Condominium and Local 808, Teamsters Parkchester Preservation Corporation and Local 808, Teamsters TWU Local 100 and Metropolitan Transit Authority/New York City Transit (2004-2008, 2015-2019) TWU Local 100 and National Express/White Plains Bus Company TWU Local 100 and Trans Express, Inc. AFT, AFL-CIO/New York State Education Department TEACHNJ – New Jersey’s Statutory Teacher Arbitration, Department of Education of NJ and NJEA IFPTE Local 98 and United States Army Corps of Engineers

Issues/Industries

ISSUES: Alcohol Abuse; Absenteeism; Arbitrability; Bargaining Unit Work; Benefits; Bumping; Conduct (Off-Duty/Personal); Demotion; Disability; Discipline (Non-Discharge); Discipline (Discharge); Discrimination - Age, Disability, Race, Sex, Religion, National Origin; Drug/Alcohol Offenses; Fringe Benefits - Bonus, Holidays, Insurance, Leave, Vacation; Health/Hospitalization; Hiring Practices; Job Performance; Job Posting/Bidding; Layoffs/Bumping/Recall; Management Rights; Past Practices; Promotion; Retirement; RIF; Safety & Health Conditions; Seniority; Sexual Harassment; Subcontracting/Contracting Out; Union Security; Vacation; Wages - (Holiday Pay, Job Classification & Rates, Overtime Pay, Vacation Pay); Work Hours/Schedules/Assignments; Working Conditions/Work Orders; Violence or Threats INDUSTRIES: Aviation; Building Services; Chemicals; Communications; Construction; Education; Electric; Emergency Services; Energy; Engineering; Federal Sector; Food (Manu./Proc./Service); Governmental; Health Care; Hospitals/ Nursing Home; Hospitality; Machinery; Manufacturing; Office Workers/Clerical; Organizations; Plumbing; Paper; Police & Fire; Public Sector; Real Estate; Refrigeration/HVAC; Sanitation; Security; Transportation; Trucking & Storage; Utilities; Warehousing

Work History

1986-Present: Arbitrator, Mediator & Fact Finder. Arbitrate and mediate labor and employment cases in private and public sectors. Fact Finding in private sector. 2011 – Present; 1996-2000: Instructor, Labor Relations Studies Certificate Program, Cornell University, New York State School of Industrial Labor Relations

Education

AB Philosophy - Hamilton College - 1984 JD Law - Fordham University Law School - 1987

Professional Affiliations

National Academy of Arbitrators (Inducted 2005; NAA BOG, 2018-Present; Region 2 Chair, 2012-2015) The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Fellow – (2020-Present) American Arbitration Association New York State Bar Association LERA (formerly IRRA) American Bar Association