Randi Lowitt

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA BOG, 2018-Present; Region 2 Chair, 2012-2015)
• American Arbitration Association
• New York State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• LERA (formerly IRRA)

EDUCATION:

Fordham Law School, J.D., 1987 Hamilton College, B.A. Philosophy, 1984

BAR ADMISSIONS:

Law State of New York 1988 Law District of Columbia 1990

ARBITRATION/MEDIATION & LABOR RELATIONS EXPERIENCE:

1986-Present: Arbitrator, Mediator & Fact Finder. Arbitrate and mediate labor and employment cases in private and public sectors. Fact Finding in private sector.

2011-Present; 1996-2000: Instructor, Labor Relations Studies Certificate Program, Cornell University, New York State School of Industrial Labor Relations

INDUSTRIES:

Aviation; Building Services; Catering/Restaurant; Chemicals; Communications; Construction; Education; Electric; Emergency Services; Energy; Engineering; Federal Sector; Food (Manu./Proc./Service); Governmental; Health Care; Hospitals/ Nursing Home; Hospitality; HVAC/Engineering; Machinery; Manufacturing; Office Workers/Clerical; Organizations; Plumbing; Paper; Police & Fire; Public Sector; Real Estate; Refrigeration/HVAC; Sanitation; Security; Security Guards/Security; Transportation; Trucking & Storage; Utilities; Warehousing

ISSUES:

Alcohol Abuse; Absenteeism; Arbitrability; Bargaining Unit Work; Benefits; Bumping; Conduct (Off-Duty/Personal); Demotion; Disability; Discipline (Non-Discharge); Discipline (Discharge); 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

PERMANENT ARBITRATOR:

• Local 94 IUOE and Realty Advisory Board of New York (100+ Employers)
• Local 94 IUOE and Four Seasons New York
• Local 94 and New York City School Support Services
• Local 94 and Various Employers
• UFCW Local 2013 and DO & CO New York Catering, Inc.
• Local 670, RWDSU and Realty Advisory Board of New York
• Local 670 and Various Employers
• Local 355, USWU, IUJAT and Various Employers
• Local 74 USWU, IUJAT and Various Employers
• Local 74 USWU and ABM, Inc.
• Local 455 USWU, IUJAT and Various Employers
• Local 1660, HHWA and Platinum Home Healthcare, Inc.
• Local 1660, HHWA and Attending Home Care Services
• Local 2 USWU, IUJAT and Various Employers
• Realty Advisory Board of New York and SEIU Local 32BJ (200+ Employers)
• Local 947 IUJAT and Realty Advisory Board of New York
• Local 808 and Manhattan Plaza
• New York City Exterminating Industry and SEIU Local 32BJ
• NUSOG and Various Employers
• US Security and FCGOA
• Trump Village Section 4 and Local 804, IBT
• SPBA Local 1 and Morningside Heights
• SPBA Local 1 and Parkchester DPS
• Parkchester North Condominium and Local 808, Teamsters
• Parkchester South Condominium and Local 808, Teamsters
• Parkchester Preservation Corporation and Local 808, Teamsters
• TWU Local 100 and Metropolitan Transit Authority/New York City Transit (2004-2008, 2015-2019)
• TWU Local 100 and National Express/White Plains Bus Company
• AFT, AFL-CIO/New York State Education Department
• TEACHNJ – New Jersey’s Statutory Teacher Arbitration, Department of Education of NJ and NJEA
• IFPTE Local 98 and United States Army Corps of Engineers
• Westrock and AWPPW

PANEL ARBITRATOR:

• Federal Mediation Conciliation Services
• American Arbitration Association
• New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission
• National Mediation Board
• New York State Public Employment Relations Board
• New York City Office of Collective Bargaining
• New Jersey State Board of Mediation
• FINRA