First Name: Initial: Last Name: Suffix: Arbitrator Since: Edward Pereles 1980

Arbitration/Mediation Experience

Full-time Dispute Resolver in the Public, Federal and Private Sectors, principally Labor-Management Relations (both rights and interest) but also Pensions (MPPAA), Benefits (and Appeals), Trustee Deadlocks, Employment, Discrimination, Complicated Commercial (including partnership problems) and Intellectual Property matters. Has served as Special Master for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Panels/Permanent Arbitrator

Arbitration, Mediation and Fact Finding Panels of the following states and agencies: DE PERB; NJ Bureau of Mediation and PERC; OH SERB (Fact Finder); PA Bureau of Mediation and PLRB; & USVI PERB. AAA; FMCS, National Mediation Board. Judge Pro Tem (Mediator) for Commerce Court Program of the Court of Common Pleas, 1st Judicial District and Arbitrator in the Arbitration Center & Mediator & Arbitrator for Philabar's Fee Dispute Programs, Philadelphia, PA.

Issues/Industries

Absenteeism, benefits (health care, pensions, etc.), layoffs, bumping, contract interpretation, demotion, discipline and discharge, holidays, job classifications and descriptions, management rights, pay, job posting/bidding, vacation, leavesof all kinds, work assignments and job performance, employment, discrimination (race, religion, gender and age), supervisors working. Local, Regional (including interstate compacts), State and Federal governments, public health care institutions, transportation, substance abuse

Work History

1964-65 & 1975-85 Counselor-at-law; 1973-75 Assoc. Dir., Admin., Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA; 1970-73 Employee Relations Director of Astronautics Corporation of American Milwaukee, WI; 1966-69; Division Supv., Labor Relations/Personnel Services, US Steel Corporation (Gary Steel Works), Gary IN; 1965-66 Staff Assistant to the Sr. VP, Labor Relations, (assigned to the Corp. Arb. and Labor Relations & Policy Sections), US Steel PA

Education

B.S. 1961, Cornell University, NYS School of Industrial and Labor Relations J.D. 1964, University of Wisconsin - Madison, School of Law

Professional Affiliations