Labor Arbitration, Mediation, Fact Finding…all are areas of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Employers and Unions, under the auspices of their collective bargaining agreements, resolve their workplace disputes with the assistance of an outside, unbiased, third party.
Some of the industries and issues in which Randi Lowitt has arbitrated, mediated and acted as fact finder:
Industries
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Issues
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- Building Services
- Chemicals
- Catering/Restaurant
- Communications
- Construction
- Education
- Emergency Services
- Energy
- Federal Sector
- Food (Manufacturing / Processing / Service)
- Governmental
- Health Care
- Hospitals / Nursing Home
- HVAC/Engineering
- Machinery
- Manufacturing
- Office Workers / Clerical
- Organizations
- Paper
- Police & Fire
- Real Estate
- Refrigeration / HVAC
- Sanitation
- Security Guards/Security
- Transportation
- Trucking & Storage
- Utilities
- Warehousing
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- Alcohol Abuse
- Absenteeism
- Arbitrability
- Bargaining Unit Work
- Benefits
- Bumping
- Conduct (Off-Duty/Personal)
- Demotion
- Disability
- Discipline (Non-Discharge)
- Discipline (Discharge)
- Discipline (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
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