Who are the individuals that serve on PERBs ad hoc mediation panel?
Only individuals having significant, at-the-table labor relations experience and expertise are deemed qualified by PERB to serve on its ad hoc panel. By profession, these individuals may be full-time public and/or private sector labor neutrals, such as independent arbitrators, may be academics in the field of labor or industrial relations, economics or the like, or may be in business or industry. Some of these neutrals are former advocates for either management or labor, but in such case, their candidacy for the panel was not considered by PERB until a minimum period of six months had elapsed from their last advocacy role. Panelists must be residents of, or maintain bona fide business offices within New York State, or an immediately contiguous area of a bordering state. With the exception of qualified academics, no current public employee will be considered for membership on PERB’s neutral panels.
