GEORGE NICOLAU, ESQ.
240 East 39th Street-Ste.
New York, NY 10016-7209
Tel. (212) 777-5032; Fax. (212) 777-7397
E-Mail: [email protected]
34G Clonmeen Lodge
Banteer, Co. Cork, Ireland
Tel. 029 56952; Fax 56953
E-Mail GNicolau@aolcom
DATE OF BIRTH:
2/14/25
EDUCATION:
University of Michigan (B.A. Political Science, 1948), Columbia University School of Law (J.D. 1951)
OCCUPATION:
Full-time arbitrator, mediator and attorney
UMPIRESHIPS:
Industry Chairman, League of Voluntary Hospitals/1199 National Health & Human Services Employees Union (1993--);
International Ice Hockey Federation/National Hockey League (2000--);
National Basketball Association Agency Regulations (1986--);
Impartial Member, New York City Office of Collective Bargaining (1987- );
New York City Transit Authority & Transit Supervisors Organization, TWU (1995--);
Mediation Chairman, Dispute Resolution Protocol, American Airlines/Allied Pilots Association (1999--).
Chairman, Major League Baseball/Major League Baseball Players Ass’n. (1986-1995);
National Hockey League/NHL Players Ass’n. (1993-1996);
National Basketball Association & NBA Players Ass’n. (1979-1981);
Major Indoor Soccer League & MISL Players Ass’n. (1980- );
NBC & NABET, (Washington 1976-87, New York & Chicago 1980-1987);
ABC & NABET (New York, Washington & Chicago 1980-1987);
Tanker Service Committee & District No. 4, NMU/MEBA (1991 -1998);
Maritime Service Committee & NMU/MEBA (1991 -1998);
Tanker Service & Dry Cargo Service Committees & MEBA-No. 1, Pacific Coast Division (1999-2003);
Local 144, SEIU & Southern New York Health Care Facilities Ass’n. (1988-92).
PANELS:
Alaska Airlines & ALPA/AFA/IAM/AMFA/TWU;
Aloha Airlines & ALPA/AFA; American Eagle Airlines & ALPA/AFA;
Continental Airlines & ALPA/IBT; Delta Airlines & ALPA; Northwest Airlines & ALPA;
United Airlines & ALPA/AFA;
UPS & Independent Pilots Association;
Actors Equity Association & League of American Theatres & Producers/League of Off-Broadway Theatres & Producers; Writers Guild/Directors Guild & MMPA/ABC/CBS/NBC; SAG & MMPA;
New York Times & Newspaper Guild of New York; CSX & MEBA;
UPS & IBT (National Panel);
Verizon NY/ NJ/ PA/VA,WVA & CWA/IBEW; Bell South & CWA; AT&T & CWA; AT&T & CWA/IBEW (Neutrality and Consent Election Agreement);
City of New York & PBA/Sergeants Benevolent Association; New York Shipping Association & ILA;
Independent Film & Television Alliance;
UAL & AFA (Grievance Mediation Panel—New York Domicile).
Former Panel Member:
Pan Am World Airways & ALPA;
Pan Am & Independent Union of Flight Attendants;
TWA & ALPA, TWA & Independent Federation of Flight Attendants;
City University of New York & Professional Staff Congress.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
President, National Academy of Arbitrators (1996-97);
President-Elect (1995-96), Vice President (1992- 94), Executive Committee (1988-89, 1992-94), Board of Governors (1986-89); Member (1975-);
Charter Member, International Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (1973), Member, Board of Directors (1984-87) and President (1987-88);
Member, International Society for Labor Law & Social Security (1980-), Executive Board, American Branch (1995);
Vice Chairman, U.S. Branch & Member, International Executive Committee (2000-);
Board of Directors, College of Labor & Employment Lawyers (2000-2006);
Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (1951-),
Chairman, Committee on Labor & Employment Legislation (1972-75);
Member, ABA;
Industrial Relations Research Association, and Panels of AAA, FMCS, New York State PERB and New York City Office of Collective Bargaining.
FORMER POSITIONS:
Navigator, 8th Air Force (1944-45);
Labor Relations Attorney, Sheehan & Harold (1951-54)) and Cooper, Ostrin & DeVarco (1954-63);
Deputy Director, Special Projects, U. S. Peace Corps (1963-65);
Deputy Regional Director, U. S. Office of Economic
Opportunity (1965-66);
Commissioner, New York City Community Development Agency (1966-68);
Executive Director, The Fund for the City of New York (1968-70);
Vice President & Executive Director, Institute for Mediation & Conflict Resolution (1970-1980).
VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS;
Pepperdine Law School (1990, 1992, 1994) & 1996);
Cardozo Law School (1991, 1993, 1994 & 1997);
Cornell University School of Industrial & Labor Relations (1984- ).
PUBLISHED WORKS:
Community Disputes and the Resolution of Conflict: Another View (with Gerald Cormack); (Arbitration Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2, 1972);
Grievance Arbitration In A Prison: The Holton Experiment (Resolution, Vol. 1, No. 3, 1975);
Effective Advocacy In Arbitration, (NYU 38th National Conference on Labor, Matthew Bender & Co. 1985);
Can the Labor Arbitration Process Be Simplified? (Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting, National Academy of Arbitrators, BNA Books, Inc 1987);
The Qualifications Dilemma: the Pros and Cons of Setting Mediator Qualifications (Fifth New York Conference on Dispute Resolution, NYS Office of Court Administration 1988);
Wait ‘Til Next Year: Musings of Baseball’s Arbitrator, (NYU 42nd National Conference on Labor, Matthew Bender & Co. 1989);
Post-Discharge Conduct: A Look Back and A Look Ahead (Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Meeting, NAA, BNA Books, Inc.1990);
Arbitral Response To The Troubled Employee (Paper presented at the 15th Annual Collective Bargaining Conference of the FMCS and the IRRA, Northwest Chapter, Seattle, Washington, 1991);
After-Acquired Evidence In Arbitration: Will McKennon v. Nashville Banner Make a Difference?, (Arbitration Journal, Fall 1995).
The Future of Labor Arbitration, (Dispute Resolution Journal, April-Sept.,1996);
The National Academy of Arbitrators at Fifty, (Dispute Resolution Journal, April 1997);
Whatever Happened to Arbitral Finality: Is it Their Fault of Ours?, (CCH Labor Law Journal, Vol. 48, No. 5, May 1997);
Gilmer: Its Implications and Ramifications for Employees, Employers & Practitioners, (University of Pennsylvania Journal of Labor & Employment Law (Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 1998);
The Presidential Address: The Challenge and the Prize, Proceedings of the 50th Annual Meeting, National Academy of Arbitrators, BNA Books, Inc. 1998;
O Functus Officio: Is It Time To Go?, Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting, National Academy of Arbitrators, BNA Books, Inc.,1999;
Discipline In Sports, Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal (Vol. 17, No. 1, Fall 1999);
A Comparison of Union and Non-Union Employee Protections in Ireland and the United States, New York International Law Review, Winter 2001, Vol.14, No. 1 (2001);
Reminiscences, Proceedings of the 56th Annual Meeting, National Academy of Arbitrators, BNA Books, Inc. 2003;
Implementing Remedies and Retaining Jurisdiction: The United States Perspective, Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting, National Academy of Arbitrators, BNA Books, Inc. 2004);
Is It Time for a National Unfair Dismissal Act? Proceedings of the 59th Annual Meeting, National Academy of Arbitrators, BNA Books, Inc. 2006.
Recipient, Distinguished Service Award of the American Arbitration Association (Arbitration Day, New York, NY, May 1987.
240 East 39th Street-Ste.
New York, NY 10016-7209
Tel. (212) 777-5032; Fax. (212) 777-7397
E-Mail: [email protected]
34G Clonmeen Lodge
Banteer, Co. Cork, Ireland
Tel. 029 56952; Fax 56953
E-Mail GNicolau@aolcom
DATE OF BIRTH:
2/14/25
EDUCATION:
University of Michigan (B.A. Political Science, 1948), Columbia University School of Law (J.D. 1951)
OCCUPATION:
Full-time arbitrator, mediator and attorney
UMPIRESHIPS:
Industry Chairman, League of Voluntary Hospitals/1199 National Health & Human Services Employees Union (1993--);
International Ice Hockey Federation/National Hockey League (2000--);
National Basketball Association Agency Regulations (1986--);
Impartial Member, New York City Office of Collective Bargaining (1987- );
New York City Transit Authority & Transit Supervisors Organization, TWU (1995--);
Mediation Chairman, Dispute Resolution Protocol, American Airlines/Allied Pilots Association (1999--).
Chairman, Major League Baseball/Major League Baseball Players Ass’n. (1986-1995);
National Hockey League/NHL Players Ass’n. (1993-1996);
National Basketball Association & NBA Players Ass’n. (1979-1981);
Major Indoor Soccer League & MISL Players Ass’n. (1980- );
NBC & NABET, (Washington 1976-87, New York & Chicago 1980-1987);
ABC & NABET (New York, Washington & Chicago 1980-1987);
Tanker Service Committee & District No. 4, NMU/MEBA (1991 -1998);
Maritime Service Committee & NMU/MEBA (1991 -1998);
Tanker Service & Dry Cargo Service Committees & MEBA-No. 1, Pacific Coast Division (1999-2003);
Local 144, SEIU & Southern New York Health Care Facilities Ass’n. (1988-92).
PANELS:
Alaska Airlines & ALPA/AFA/IAM/AMFA/TWU;
Aloha Airlines & ALPA/AFA; American Eagle Airlines & ALPA/AFA;
Continental Airlines & ALPA/IBT; Delta Airlines & ALPA; Northwest Airlines & ALPA;
United Airlines & ALPA/AFA;
UPS & Independent Pilots Association;
Actors Equity Association & League of American Theatres & Producers/League of Off-Broadway Theatres & Producers; Writers Guild/Directors Guild & MMPA/ABC/CBS/NBC; SAG & MMPA;
New York Times & Newspaper Guild of New York; CSX & MEBA;
UPS & IBT (National Panel);
Verizon NY/ NJ/ PA/VA,WVA & CWA/IBEW; Bell South & CWA; AT&T & CWA; AT&T & CWA/IBEW (Neutrality and Consent Election Agreement);
City of New York & PBA/Sergeants Benevolent Association; New York Shipping Association & ILA;
Independent Film & Television Alliance;
UAL & AFA (Grievance Mediation Panel—New York Domicile).
Former Panel Member:
Pan Am World Airways & ALPA;
Pan Am & Independent Union of Flight Attendants;
TWA & ALPA, TWA & Independent Federation of Flight Attendants;
City University of New York & Professional Staff Congress.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
President, National Academy of Arbitrators (1996-97);
President-Elect (1995-96), Vice President (1992- 94), Executive Committee (1988-89, 1992-94), Board of Governors (1986-89); Member (1975-);
Charter Member, International Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (1973), Member, Board of Directors (1984-87) and President (1987-88);
Member, International Society for Labor Law & Social Security (1980-), Executive Board, American Branch (1995);
Vice Chairman, U.S. Branch & Member, International Executive Committee (2000-);
Board of Directors, College of Labor & Employment Lawyers (2000-2006);
Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (1951-),
Chairman, Committee on Labor & Employment Legislation (1972-75);
Member, ABA;
Industrial Relations Research Association, and Panels of AAA, FMCS, New York State PERB and New York City Office of Collective Bargaining.
FORMER POSITIONS:
Navigator, 8th Air Force (1944-45);
Labor Relations Attorney, Sheehan & Harold (1951-54)) and Cooper, Ostrin & DeVarco (1954-63);
Deputy Director, Special Projects, U. S. Peace Corps (1963-65);
Deputy Regional Director, U. S. Office of Economic
Opportunity (1965-66);
Commissioner, New York City Community Development Agency (1966-68);
Executive Director, The Fund for the City of New York (1968-70);
Vice President & Executive Director, Institute for Mediation & Conflict Resolution (1970-1980).
VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS;
Pepperdine Law School (1990, 1992, 1994) & 1996);
Cardozo Law School (1991, 1993, 1994 & 1997);
Cornell University School of Industrial & Labor Relations (1984- ).
PUBLISHED WORKS:
Community Disputes and the Resolution of Conflict: Another View (with Gerald Cormack); (Arbitration Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2, 1972);
Grievance Arbitration In A Prison: The Holton Experiment (Resolution, Vol. 1, No. 3, 1975);
Effective Advocacy In Arbitration, (NYU 38th National Conference on Labor, Matthew Bender & Co. 1985);
Can the Labor Arbitration Process Be Simplified? (Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting, National Academy of Arbitrators, BNA Books, Inc 1987);
The Qualifications Dilemma: the Pros and Cons of Setting Mediator Qualifications (Fifth New York Conference on Dispute Resolution, NYS Office of Court Administration 1988);
Wait ‘Til Next Year: Musings of Baseball’s Arbitrator, (NYU 42nd National Conference on Labor, Matthew Bender & Co. 1989);
Post-Discharge Conduct: A Look Back and A Look Ahead (Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Meeting, NAA, BNA Books, Inc.1990);
Arbitral Response To The Troubled Employee (Paper presented at the 15th Annual Collective Bargaining Conference of the FMCS and the IRRA, Northwest Chapter, Seattle, Washington, 1991);
After-Acquired Evidence In Arbitration: Will McKennon v. Nashville Banner Make a Difference?, (Arbitration Journal, Fall 1995).
The Future of Labor Arbitration, (Dispute Resolution Journal, April-Sept.,1996);
The National Academy of Arbitrators at Fifty, (Dispute Resolution Journal, April 1997);
Whatever Happened to Arbitral Finality: Is it Their Fault of Ours?, (CCH Labor Law Journal, Vol. 48, No. 5, May 1997);
Gilmer: Its Implications and Ramifications for Employees, Employers & Practitioners, (University of Pennsylvania Journal of Labor & Employment Law (Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 1998);
The Presidential Address: The Challenge and the Prize, Proceedings of the 50th Annual Meeting, National Academy of Arbitrators, BNA Books, Inc. 1998;
O Functus Officio: Is It Time To Go?, Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting, National Academy of Arbitrators, BNA Books, Inc.,1999;
Discipline In Sports, Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal (Vol. 17, No. 1, Fall 1999);
A Comparison of Union and Non-Union Employee Protections in Ireland and the United States, New York International Law Review, Winter 2001, Vol.14, No. 1 (2001);
Reminiscences, Proceedings of the 56th Annual Meeting, National Academy of Arbitrators, BNA Books, Inc. 2003;
Implementing Remedies and Retaining Jurisdiction: The United States Perspective, Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting, National Academy of Arbitrators, BNA Books, Inc. 2004);
Is It Time for a National Unfair Dismissal Act? Proceedings of the 59th Annual Meeting, National Academy of Arbitrators, BNA Books, Inc. 2006.
Recipient, Distinguished Service Award of the American Arbitration Association (Arbitration Day, New York, NY, May 1987.
