Ross Runkel
P.O. Box 1031
Salem, Oregon 97308
Phone: 503-399-8028
Fax:      503-566-8844
email:  Ross@LawMemo.Com 

PRIOR POSITIONS:  Director, Willamette University Center for Dispute Resolution; Associate Dean, Willamette University College of Law.  Taught courses in Arbitration, Labor Law, Employment Law, Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Dispute Resolution.

ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:  Arbitrator, factfinder, and mediator since 1976.

Industries:  Police, corrections, firefighting, universities, public schools, community colleges, education service districts, fire districts, ports, public utility districts, states, counties, cities, federal, construction, lumber, paper, mining; chemical, metal, food processing, grocery, bakery, health care, law practice, communications, power, transportation, maritime, hotel, restaurant, warehousing.

Issues: Discharge, discipline, demotion, alcohol and drugs, harassment, discrimination, absenteeism, arbitrability, holidays, job classification, union jurisdiction, layoff, bumping, recall, job bidding, leaves, mergers, consolidation, new contract terms, management rights, overtime, rates of pay, fringe benefits, past practice, promotion, safety, scheduling of work, seniority, strikes, subcontracting, training, union stewards, vacations, work assignments, work performance.

Permanent panels:  Las Vegas Metro Police / Las Vegas Police Protective Assoc; Pope & Talbot / United Steelworkers; Crowley Marine / Inland Boatmen's Union; Weyerhaeuser / AWPPW; Tualatin Valley Fire / IAFF.

Rosters: FMCS; Oregon ERB.

OTHER EXPERIENCE: Chairman, Oregon Bar Labor and Employment Law Section; Vice-Chair, Oregon Dispute Resolution Commission; Oregon Bar ADR Section; Oregon Bar attorney fee arbitrator; SPIDR Northwest; Oregon Mediation Assoc; IRRA; Chairman, Board of Directors, Portland Branch of Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

PUBLISHED OPINIONS: 99 LA 80; 92-2 ARB ¶8539; 90 LA 1053; 87-2 ARB ¶8526; 89 LA 255; 87-2 ARB ¶8421; 87-1 ARB ¶8284; 77 LA 1259.

EDUCATION:  J.D. (1965), B.S. (1961), University of Washington.

FEES:  $1,200 per day for collective bargaining arbitrations; $250 per hour for other arbitrations. Includes hearing, research, study, travel, and writing time, plus travel expenses.  Cancellation: one day for each scheduled hearing day. Postponement: No fee for postponement; one day for each scheduled hearing day if the case is later cancelled.

Ross Runkel, Post Office Box 1031, Salem, Oregon 97308-1031.
Phone 503-399-8028.  Fax 503-566-8844.  email Ross@LawMemo.Com