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URI Schmidt Center – 13th Annual Labor Arbitration Conference ~ Newport Marriott Hotel
By Allyson Every | On October 4, 2012 InUniversity of Rhode Island’s Schmidt Center
13th Annual Labor Arbitration Conference
Friday, October 19, 2012 Newport Marriott Hotel
25 America’s Cup Avenue Newport, RIProgram
8:30 am- Registration/Coffee
8:45 am – Introduction
Mark M. Grossman, Esq.
Assistant Professor
URI Schmidt Labor Research Center9-10:00 – Conducting Labor-Management Relations During a Fiscal Crisis
Speakers
Michael D’Amico, Director of Administration/ Acting chief of Staff
City of Providence
Providence, RIRonald R. Coia, Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer
Local Union 1033, LIUNA
Providence, RIRichard Licht, Director
Department of Administration
State of Rhode Island
Providence, RIPaul Saccoccia, National Representative
National Association of Government Employees
International Brotherhood of Police
Warwick, RI10:00 – 10:15 – Break
10:15-11:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
1. Public Sector Bargaining Subjects — Are the RI Court Decisions Shifting the Paradigm of What’s Bargainable and What’s Not?
Speakers
Vincent F. Ragosta, Jr., Esq.
Law Offices of Vincent F. Ragosta, Jr.
Providence, RIEdward C. Roy, Jr., Esq.
North Kingstown, RI2. The Nature of the Offense, the Nature of the Business & the Nature of the Union.
- Allegations of Moral Turpitude and Other High Crimes
- Off Duty/On Duty Conduct and the Nexus to the Job
- Public Interest or Safety Issues
Speakers
Robert M. Cheverie, Esq.
Robert M. Cheverie & Associates
East Hartford, CTLouis P. DiLorenzo, Esq.
Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC
New York, NY3. Opening, Closing and Briefs – What Influences Arbitrators’ Opinions
Speakers
James S. Cooper, Arbitrator
Boston , MAJohn Hanson, Arbitrator
Dorchester, MA11:15 a.m. -12:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
1. Negotiating For and With Retirees
Speakers:
Lori Caron Silveira, Esq.
Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.
Providence, RIMarc B. Gursky, Esq.
Gursky Law Associates
North Kingstown, RI2. Healthcare Bargaining- City of Boston and Coalition of Unions
Speakers:
John Dunlap, Chief of Personnel and Labor
City of Boston
Boston, MAJennifer Springer, General Counsel/Director of Field Services
SEIU Local 888
Charlestown, MA3. Disciplinary Arbitrations- An Arbitrator’s Perspective
Speakers:
Theresa M. Dowdy, Arbitrator
Wakefield, RIMary Ellen Shea, Arbitrator
Amherst, MA12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch
1:15-2:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
1. Recent Developments in Deferral to Arbitration under the NLRB and State Law
Speakers:
Tim Cavazza, Esq.
Little, Medeiros, Kinder, Bulman & Whitney, P.C.
Providence, RIThomas R. Landry, Esq.
Krakow & Souris
Boston, MA2. Effective Use of the Grievance Procedure
Speakers:
Don Zimmerman, Vice-President of Human Resources
Brockton Area Multi-Services, Inc.
Brockton, MAJoseph Iadevaia, Field Representative
United Nurses & Allied Professionals
Providence, RI3. Best Practices in Arbitration, How to Present a Persuasive Case
Speakers:
Laurie Cain, Arbitrator
Simsbury, CTJoan M. Martin, Arbitrator
Arlington, MA2:15 – 2:30 – Break
2:30-3:30 p.m. Good Faith Bargaining: Impasse; Privatization; Pre and Post Arbitration
Speakers:
Benjamin M. Scungio, Esq.
Brennan, Recupero, Cascione, Scungio & McAllister
Providence, RIJohn Leidecker, Deputy Executive Director,
National Education Association-Rhode Island
Cranston, RI
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