Weathers ADR LLC
Arbitraton \ Mediation \ Facilitation \ Instruction
JOHN J. WEATHERS
Arbitrator Mediator Attorney
John Weathers is a highly accomplished practitioner with over two decades of experience in labor and employee relations, as a legal advocate for employer and labor union clients negotiating collective bargaining agreements, administering contracts, and resolving disputes and litigation; and also as a third-party neutral providing mediation, facilitation, and process-design services. John is known for leveraging an advanced legal and ethical proficiency, strategic negotiation skills, a strong commitment to neutrality and impartiality, and a keen eye for productive processes and practices to successfully navigate complex issues and relationships, to empower and guide parties to agreements and resolution, and to instruct and train diverse groups in contract administration, negotiations, interest-based processes, and conflict resolution.
- Noted for repeated success in negotiating to completion over seventy (70) collective bargaining agreements as a legal advocate for a public sector employer with tens of thousands of employees and as legal counsel on behalf of a major public sector labor union representing more than ten thousand bargaining unit employees
- Proven track record of effectively representing employer and labor union clients by arbitrating more than seventy-five (75+) cases and reaching favorable settlement agreements in hundreds of other matters prior to hearing
- Recognized for extensive experience mediating hundreds of collective bargaining agreements, grievances, and workplace disputes across a variety of industries in the private, public, and federal sectors
- Demonstrated for achievements in designing and facilitating processes in high-impact, multi-party public policy and negotiated rulemaking matters for governments, agencies, and a variety of stakeholders
Industries
- Agriculture
- Ammunition
- Bakeries
- Clerical & Office
- County Government
- Custodial & Maintenance
- Dispatching
- Distribution
- Event & Hospitality
- Federal Government
- Fire
- Food Processing
- Grocery
- Healthcare
- Higher Education
- K-12 Education
- Law Enforcement
- Local Government
- Manufacturing
- Mass Transit
- Mental Health
- Military
- Operators
- Police & Fire
- Power Generation
- Road Maintenance
- State Government
- Utilities
- Warehousing
Issues
- Absenteeism
- Arbitrability
- Assignments
- Attendance
- Bargaining Unit Work
- Contract Interpretation
- Discharge
- Discipline
- Discrimination
- Drugs & Alcohol
- Duration
- Employee Rights
- Fitness for Duty
- Grievances
- Health & Welfare
- Health Insurance
- Hiring
- Job Performance
- Job Posting & Bidding
- Layoffs
- Leave Types & Usage
- Life Insurance
- Management Rights
- Off-duty Conduct
- Past Practices
- Pension
- Performance
- Promotion
- Recognition
- Safety
- Seniority
- Subcontracting & Contracting Out
- Union Rights
- Wages
- Working Conditions
- Working Hours
Rosters & Panels
- American Arbitration Association
- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)
- State of Washington Public Employment Relations Commission
- Chicago Police Department and FOP Lodge #7
- City of Chicago and PBPG Unit 156
- Cook County Juvenile Detention Center and AFSCME Council 31
- Kankakee County Training Center and AFSCME Council 31
- Cook County Juvenile Center and Teamsters 700
Fee Schedule
Per Diem
Per Diem Fee of $1,600.00 per day (up to eight (8) hours) for the following labor and employment matters:
- Grievance Arbitration
- Interest Arbitration
- Fact-Finding
- Mediation
- Facilitation
- Instruction
Time for preparation, research, and writing is prorated at $200.00 per hour.
No office charge for docketing, copying, or postage.
Travel Per Diem and Expenses
No charge for travel within the following greater metropolitan areas:
- Denver, Colorado
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Seattle, Washington
- Springfield, Illinois
Travel time ourside of the above-listed metropolitan areas is prorated at $200.00 per hour.
Actual cost of all reasonable and necessary travel expenses, including airfare, hotel, parking, ground transportation, mileage (IRS rate), and meals.
Cancellation and Postponement Fees
Half Per Diem of $800.00 for each day of hearing cancelled with thirty (30) days or less notice, along with any non-refundable expenses incurred.
Per Diem Fee of $1,600.00 for each day of hearing cancelled with fifteen (15) days or less notice, along with any non-refundable expenses incurred.
All late payments more than thirty (30) days may be subject to interest rate charges.
OFFICE LOCATIONS
John Weathers is currently hearing cases across the country with offices, for fee determinations, in the following:
- Denver, Colorado
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Seattle, Washington
- Springfield, Illinois
