STANDARD DISCLOSURE
I am unaware of any personal, social, or other relationships which affects my serving as an impartial arbitrator in this matter. I have worked as a neutral in the past, or may have other cases pending, with a party, counsel, or other participants in the case. I may be a member of civic or community groups, or social media networks or subgroups, (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn, Alignable), which includes participants in this matter.
I am unaware of any personal, social, or other relationships which affects my serving as an impartial arbitrator in this matter. I have worked as a neutral in the past, or may have other cases pending, with a party, counsel, or other participants in the case. I may be a member of civic or community groups, or social media networks or subgroups, (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn, Alignable), which includes participants in this matter.
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LABOR ARBITRATION
Mr. Creo arbitrates dozens of cases annually and has issued thousands of Awards since 1980. He was named Editor-in-Chief of Elkouri & Elkouri, How Arbitration Works, BNA/Bloomberg in January 2022.
Experience
Mr. Creo began his work as a neutral in 1979 by apprenticing with several prominent arbitrators in the Pittsburgh area, primarily Samuel Krimsly. Mr. Krimsly has served as the counsel for Jock Yablonsky and District 5 of the United Mineworkers of America for many years prior to becoming an arbitrator. By 1980, Mr. Creo's own caseload developed, especially in the coal industry with appointment on panels in West Virginia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Indiana. In the 1980s, Mr. Creo's case load developed including schools, county, governmental, and the coal industry. The US Postal Service and its' Unions also retains Mr. Creo for a number of panels.
The Federal Advocates Arbitration Handbook was co-authored with Albert Celmer and published in 1993. Mr. Creo has done a significant amount of federal sector labor arbitration over four decades.
Issues Experience
Absenteeism, Affirmative Action, Arbitrability, Assignments, Attendance, Bargaining Unit Work , Benefits, Conduct, Classification, Demotion, Disability, Discharge, Dishonesty, Discrimination, Disparate Treatment, Due Process, Fringe Benefits, Health Care, Holidays, Incentive Pay, Insubordination, Insurance, Interest Arbitration, Job Posting & Bidding, Jurisdiction, Layoffs/Bumping/Recall, Management Rights, Misconduct, Official Time, Overtime, Past Practices, Pay Rates, Pension & Welfare Plans, Promotion, Resignations, Retirement, Safety, Scheduling, Seniority, Sexual Harassment, Sick Time, Subcontracting, Substance Abuse, Tardiness, Tenure, Transfers, Wages, Work Stoppages, Working Conditions, Vacations, Violence.
Industry Experience
Aerospace, Airlines, Automotive, Bakery, Banking, Beverages, Brewery, Cement, Chemicals, Coal, Communications, Construction, Courts, Dairy, Education, Equipment, Federal Sector, Financial, Fire, Forestry, Gambling, Gas, Glass, Government, Health Care, Heavy Equipment, Hotel, Insurance, Iron, Railroads, Resorts, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media, Metals, Marine, Mining, Newspapers, Paint, Paper, Plastics, Police, Postal, Professional, Public Sector, Publishing, Real Estate, Retail, Rubber, Security, Schools, Steel, Sports, Transportation, Tax, Telephone, Trucking, Utilities, Warehousing.
Mr. Creo arbitrates dozens of cases annually and has issued thousands of Awards since 1980. He was named Editor-in-Chief of Elkouri & Elkouri, How Arbitration Works, BNA/Bloomberg in January 2022.
Experience
Mr. Creo began his work as a neutral in 1979 by apprenticing with several prominent arbitrators in the Pittsburgh area, primarily Samuel Krimsly. Mr. Krimsly has served as the counsel for Jock Yablonsky and District 5 of the United Mineworkers of America for many years prior to becoming an arbitrator. By 1980, Mr. Creo's own caseload developed, especially in the coal industry with appointment on panels in West Virginia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Indiana. In the 1980s, Mr. Creo's case load developed including schools, county, governmental, and the coal industry. The US Postal Service and its' Unions also retains Mr. Creo for a number of panels.
The Federal Advocates Arbitration Handbook was co-authored with Albert Celmer and published in 1993. Mr. Creo has done a significant amount of federal sector labor arbitration over four decades.
Issues Experience
Absenteeism, Affirmative Action, Arbitrability, Assignments, Attendance, Bargaining Unit Work , Benefits, Conduct, Classification, Demotion, Disability, Discharge, Dishonesty, Discrimination, Disparate Treatment, Due Process, Fringe Benefits, Health Care, Holidays, Incentive Pay, Insubordination, Insurance, Interest Arbitration, Job Posting & Bidding, Jurisdiction, Layoffs/Bumping/Recall, Management Rights, Misconduct, Official Time, Overtime, Past Practices, Pay Rates, Pension & Welfare Plans, Promotion, Resignations, Retirement, Safety, Scheduling, Seniority, Sexual Harassment, Sick Time, Subcontracting, Substance Abuse, Tardiness, Tenure, Transfers, Wages, Work Stoppages, Working Conditions, Vacations, Violence.
Industry Experience
Aerospace, Airlines, Automotive, Bakery, Banking, Beverages, Brewery, Cement, Chemicals, Coal, Communications, Construction, Courts, Dairy, Education, Equipment, Federal Sector, Financial, Fire, Forestry, Gambling, Gas, Glass, Government, Health Care, Heavy Equipment, Hotel, Insurance, Iron, Railroads, Resorts, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media, Metals, Marine, Mining, Newspapers, Paint, Paper, Plastics, Police, Postal, Professional, Public Sector, Publishing, Real Estate, Retail, Rubber, Security, Schools, Steel, Sports, Transportation, Tax, Telephone, Trucking, Utilities, Warehousing.
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ROSTERS OF DESIGNATING AGENCIES & ORGANIZATIONS ADR Chambers, Toronto, Canada ADR Systems of America, LLC American Arbitration Association (AAA) CoralBridge Partners, LLC Court of Arbitration for Sports (TAS-CAS) Lausanne, Switzerland CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals DeMars Associates, CAP –Ford & Porsche ADR Program Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) Mediation and Conciliation Network (MCN) National Association of Mediation (NAM) National Mediation Board (NMB) Pennsylvania Bureau of Mediation Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board Resolute Systems, LLC United State District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, ADR Roster LABOR ARBITRATION CURRENT OR PRIOR PANEL EXPERIENCE AK Steel & United Steelworkers of America American Federation of Government Employees and VA Medical Centers American International Group and National Union Fire Insurance Company (AIG) American Razor Company and IUEW, Local 173, Stauton, Virginia Armstrong Flooring & Teamsters, WV; The Assumption Village and SEIU, District 1199 Bituminous Coal Operators Association and United Mine Workers of America, District 17 (UMWA) Bridgestown/Firestone Fibers and Textiles and USWA, Local 1133 Broan/NuTone Company and UAW Region 2 Bruce Hardware Flooring and Teamsters Local Union No. 175 Bureau of Census, Dept of Commerce and AFGE Case Western Reserve Hospital System Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Community College of Allegheny County and American Federation of Teachers Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS-TAS), Lausanne Switzerland Dick Corporation and Port Authority Transit, Construction Union Jurisdiction Disputes Dominion Gas & Utility Workers of America Emerald Mine Corporation and UMWA, District 4 Federal Aviation Administration Federal Bureau of Prisons and AFGE, AFL-CIO Freeman United Coal Company and UMWA, District 12 GPU Energy & IBEW # 459 Grief & United Steel Workers of America Health and Human Services & NTEU Illinois Bell and IBEW, Council T_4 Inland Steel Coal and UMWA District 12 (Illinois) Internal Revenue Service & NTEU, Mid-Atlantic Region Island Creek Coal Company and UMWA District 23 (Kentucky) Lodestar Energy & UMWA Sub-district 23 Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, Salary Panel Mercy Health System Ohio & UAW National Football League and National Football League Players Association, Grievance Panel Naval Air Station Reserve Base and NAGE Local R3-15 Ormet and United Steel Workers of America, Ohio Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association and UMWA, District 5 Pennsylvania Social Services Union (SEIU) Pennsylvania State University and Teamsters Local Union No. 8 Penn Hills School District and AFSCME Peabody Coal Company and UMWA, District 23 Pittsburg & Midway Coal Company, Kentucky and United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pennsylvania State University System & Faculty Association Pittsburgh Board of Public Education and AFSCME Pittsburgh & FOP Lodge #1 Port Authority of Allegheny County and Amalgamated Transit Union, Division 85 United Airlines & Association of Flight Attendants USPS & American Postal Workers Union USPS & National Association of Rural Letter Carriers USPS & National Association of Letter Carriers University of Pittsburgh and Independent Police Association Veteran's Administration and AFGE West Penn Power Company and IBEW Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corporation and United Steelworkers of America (USWA) Zeigler Coal Company and UMWA, District 12 |
SIGNIFICANT ASSIGNMENTS
Mr. Creo served as a salary arbitrator for Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association from 1991 to 1998. He also served as a grievance arbitrator for the National Football League and National Football Players Association to resolve disputes under the collective bargaining agreement from 1995 to 1998. He served as a neutral for the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics, Office of Fair Employment Practices from 1992 to 1997. He has been on the panel as a mediator for the Court of Arbitration for Sports since 1998. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS (Current or Prior)
American Bar Association (ABA) Labor & Dispute Resolution Sections Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA) International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS-CAS) Decision Analysis Society (DAS) International Association for Conflict Management (IACM) International Society for Labor and Security Law (ISSLS) Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) Mediators Beyond Borders International (Secretary/Treasurer & Co-Founder) National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA) National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADS) Pennsylvania Bar Association Society of Federal Labor Relations Professionals (SFLRP) Western Pennsylvania Counsel of Mediators (WPCM) REPRESENTATIVE EMPLOYMENT CASES Terminated teacher claimed termination was for off-duty personal conduct that was legal. Teacher alleged termination was for his activities as a union official. Senior executive claimed that he was improperly furloughed in reduction of force as retaliation for following company procedures by complaining about supervisor to human resources. Supervisor claimed termination from school district was a result of race discrimination. ADA claim by physician alleging termination from employment by health systems based upon discrimination due to his disability. Teacher alleged her failure to be hired for a permanent position was based on gender discrimination. Vice President of small high-tech company alleged termination due to her gender, specifically discrimination based on pregnancy and childbirth. Case involving a school cafeteria monitor who was terminated for allegedly repeatedly poking students with finger. Claim of gender discrimination was the basis of termination of executive. Claim involving the termination of an employee alleging racial discrimination. Claim by former employee under collective bargaining agreement not retained by successor employer. COMMERCIAL & PERSONAL INJURY ARBITRATION REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE Serves as the neutral third party arbitrator appointed by plaintiff and defense counsel and uninsured and underinsured motorist claims. Serves as the sole arbitrator to decide liability and damages and product liability and personal injury claims. Serves as an arbitrator in medical malpractice and other liability claims against professionals. Often times, the arbitration is subject to an undisclosed High-Low agreement. Serves as the sole arbitrator in claims involving nursing homes and responsibilities of patients for services rendered to them. Serves as an arbitrator and commercial and other business disputes. |
***Fees are generally hourly for commercial and insurance arbitration claims.