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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

RESUME OF PANEL ARBITRATOR
James W. Mastriani
Monmouth Cty, NJ
GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:
Arbitrator - Private and Public Sectors. Industries include casinos, hospital and health care, pharmaceutical, newspaper, construction, telecommunications, service and manufacturing. All public sector jurisdictions. Issues include discipline and discharge, management rights, seniority, overtime, paid leave, contract interpretation, increment withholdings
MEDIATION AND FACT-FINDING EXPERIENCE:
Mediated in impasses involving school boards, municipalities higher education, counties, State of New Jersey and autonomous agencies and bi-State commissions. Fact-Finder in public education, municipalities and counties.
INTEREST ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:
(1996-Present) Over one hundred awards in law enforcement and fire-fighter units including NJ State Police, various municipalities, counties and also private sector interest disputes.
EDUCATION:
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Arbitration Association - 1983 – present
National Academy of Arbitrators, Member
Special Magistrate-Florida Public Employees Relations Commission - 2009 to Present
OTHER RELEVANT OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE:
President, Association of Labor Relations Agencies, 1987
Member, US Secretary of Labor's Task Force on Excellence in State & Local Government through Labor-Management Cooperation 1994-1996.
Chairman, New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission 1980-1996.
Chairman, Port Authority Employment Relations Panel 2007-Present.
PER DIEM FEES:
GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION $2,500INTEREST ARBITRATION $As allowed by law
CANCELLATION NOTICE AND FEE (if any): One per diem less than 28 calendar days from the date of hearing.