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• G. M. Bud Schmitt Award

• Special Thanks to our Sponsors

• Need Arbitrator Award Histories?

• Submit your local Arbitration Awards

• Submit your Contracts

• Newsletter Editor Note

G.M. “BUD” SCHMITT AWARD “VISIONARIES SOUGHT”

Do you know someone who is outstanding in the labor relations field? Who has made great strides to change and improve the workplace and working relationships between labor and management? Who has been a strategic partner with senior management?

FPELRA is seeking your nomination of those outstanding individuals with achievements in the Labor Relations and Professional Community Leadership areas. In addition, this individual should have actively participated in business, civic and/or charitable organizations, and would reflect the dedication of personal time, resources or expertise in helping to better the community.

If you have someone in mind, please use this form to submit your nomination. Nominations are accepted for consideration by the current Executive Board through October 31st each year. If you have additional questions, please contact our Executive Director Sue Weller.

Past recipients have been: G.M. “Bud” Schmitt, Dan Greenfield and Scott Milinski.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR GOLD & PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSORS

The following individuals/companies are Gold and Platinum Level Sponsors of FPELRA. Please take advantage of the next opportunity to thank them for your continuing education and increasing expertise in the Labor Relations field.

The Gehring Group

Akerman Senterfitt

Allen Norton & Blue

Thompson Sizemore & Gonzalez

MacFarlane Ferguson & McMullen

Constangy Brooks & Smith

Ruden McClosky

Lewis Longman & Walker

Ford Harrison

Nationwide Retirement Solutions

The following individuals/companies were exhibitors at FPELRAs 33^rd Conference. Please take advantage of the next opportunity to use their company's expertise and services in the Labor Relations/Human Resources field.

The Gehring Group

Nationwide Retirement Solutions

ICMA-RC

NEOGOV

Corporate Crisis Management

Florida Public Personnel Association

Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service

The Training Tree

Additional contact information can be found on our Sponsors & Supporters page on this Web Site

Relationships open doors!

Arbitrator Award Histories

Do you need to researd award histories for a panel you just received? Arbitrator award histories are offered on an as-needed basis as part of a free on-going service for FPELRA members. The Arbitrator’s awards history assists you in determining your ranking prior to striking. Please indicate what type of case (just cause or contract interpretation) and the names on the Arbitration panel in an email to jsexton@ircgov.com. Jim Sexton, Human Resources Director for Indian River County, will send you back the individual award histories.  Please provide the names on the panel and the type of case pending.

Local Awards

Members are requested to forward the text of any arbitration award for posting on our web. This benefits our membership who may experience a similar situation and want to research particular Arbitrators, or issues.

Send your arbitration awards as an email attachment to Dutch Wever. If you do not have an electronic file, please mail the award to:

John L. "Dutch" Wever
Arbitration Awards
P.O. Box 172145
Tampa, FL 33672-0145

OR, fax your arbitration award to (813) 276-2197

Contract Language

Looking for just the right wording for a proposal? FPELRA’s Contract Language Search section on this web site gives you a leg up. To help us keep this area fresh and dynamic, please submit your contacts in Word, WordPerfect, or Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format to Sue Weller, Executive Director, via e-mail: sue@fpelra.org.

Newsletter Editor's Note

Please direct all contributions, submissions, comments and suggestions for article development to the Newsletter Editor.

If you do not have an electronic file copy, please mail to:
John L. "Dutch" Wever
P.O. Box 172145
Tampa, FL 33672-0145