Total Credits: 1.25
An examination of the issues arising in the past years’ interest arbitration awards and the factors, including COVID, which aff ect the parties’ decision whether to seek interest arbitration.
Tamara Cummings serves as General Counsel to the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council, a large public sector union representing law enforcement bargaining units in all areas of labor and employment relations. She is also a fellow of the ABA College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Previously, she was in private practice and represented Chicago Police Officers in administrative, criminal and civil matters. She received her bachelor’s degree from the
Brian E. Reynolds has been a labor arbitrator, based in Springfield, Illinois, since 2004. From 1985 until 2003, Mr. Reynolds served as Executive Director of the Illinois Labor Relations Board. Prior to joining the Board, he served as a labor attorney for the Illinois Department of Central Management Services and as an attorney for the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the Illinois Commerce Commission. Mr. Reynolds received his J.D. degree from the University of Illinois in 1978 and his B.A. in Economics from the University of Dayton in 1975.