Burrus Update 38 
         
 


June 27, 2001

LAW PROFESSOR STEPHEN B. GOLDBERG OF NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
SELECTED AS NEUTRAL ARBITRATOR FOR INTEREST ARBITRATION

APWU and the Postal Service representatives completed the neutral
arbitrator selection process today by striking all but one name from 
the
list of potential arbitrators. The arbitrator selected is Stephen B.
Goldberg, who is a Professor of Law at Northwestern University Law 
School
in Chicago, IL. Professor Goldberg is also President of Mediation 
Research
and Education Project, Inc.; a Member of the Center for Public 
Resources
Panel of Distinguished Neutrals; and a court-appointed special master 
for
several courts.

The APWU and the Postal Service also announced their party-appointed
arbitrators. The APWU’’s party-appointed arbitrator will be Professor 
Carin
Ann Clauss of the University of Wisconsin. Professor Clauss served as
Solicitor of Labor, the highest ranking attorney in the U.S. Department 
of
Labor, during the Carter Administration. Before that, she served as
Associate Solicitor of Labor for Fair Labor Standards. In that 
capacity,
she was responsible for enforcement of the Equal Pay Act, the Fair 
Labor
Standards Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, among 
others.

The Postal Service’’s party-appointed arbitrator will be Mr. Robert 
Dufek,
who is a partner in the Washington, D.C., management labor law firm 
Morgan,
Lewis & Bockius. Mr. Dufek is a graduate of Georgetown University Law
School, where he is now a member of the adjunct faculty.

As the next step in the process, the party-appointed arbitrators will
contact Professor Goldberg to schedule hearings.