SHIANNE SCOTT
Email:ArbitratorScott@scottdisputeresolution.com (Preferred Contact Method)
Present Occupation Labor Arbitrator/Mediator
Mailing Address
5331 S. Macadam Ave.,
Suite 258 #1064Portland, OR 97239
(971)258-0483
Additional Addresses
Irvine, CA 92612
Seattle Washington 98121
Chicago, IL 60601
PROFESSIONAL STATEMENT
Shianne Scott has over thirty (30) years of combined labor/employment experience. Ms. Scott is currently
a labor arbitrator, mediator, and principal of Scott Dispute Resolution. Ms. Scott previously worked as an
Administrative Law Judge for the State of Oregon and is the former Civil Service Board Administrator and
Labor Relations Coordinator for the City of Portland. Ms. Scott recently served as an Editor-in-Chief for
the book Interest Arbitration, authored by Will Aitchison, David Gaba & Jonathan Downes (LRIS, October
2022). Ms. Scott is also a published author, alongside Arbitrator Michael Loconto, of the article, Paving the
Way for a New Generation of Labor Arbitrators, LERA Perspectives on Work (published 2023).
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Oregon LERA
Society of Federal Labor & Employee Relations Professionals (SFLERP)
EDUCATION
Juris Doctorate Law Southwestern Law School 1995
Bachelor of Arts English Andrews University 1991
CERTIFICATIONS
Video Arbitration Capable
In Person Ready
ARBITRATION/LABOR RELATIONS EXPERIENCE
Scott Dispute Resolution - Labor Arbitrator/Mediator, 2021
Scott Legal Services - Labor Arbitrator/Mediator Apprentice, 2016 - 2021
City of Portland - Labor Relations Coordinator/Civil Service Board Administrator, 2011 - 2016
State of Oregon - Administrative Law Judge, 2003 - 2005
Roger Hennagin, P.C. - Labor and Employment Attorney, 1997 - 2003
American Weekly (African American Newspaper) - Journalist, 1991 - 1992
INDUSTRIES
Aerospace, Airlines, Bakery, Building products, Canning, Cement, Communications, Construction,
Distillery, Education, Electrical Equipment/Appliances, Electronics, Feed & fertilizer, Glass/pottery,
Hospital/nursing home, Lumber, Machinery, Meat packing, Metal fabrication, Office workers/clerical,
Organizations, Packaging, Plumbing, Public sector grievance, Public sector interest, Pulp & paper,
Railroads, Restaurants, Transportation, Trucking & storage, Utilities, Warehousing
ISSUES
Absenteeism, Affirmative action, Age, Arbitrability, Bargaining unit work, Conduct (off-duty/ personal),
Cost-of-living pay, Demotion, Disability, Discipline (discharge), Discipline (non-discharge), Discrimination, Drug/alcohol offenses, Fact finding, Gender, Grievance mediation,
Health/hospitalization, Hiring practices, Holiday pay, Holidays, Incentive pay, Insurance, Job classification
& rates, Job performance, Job posting/bidding, Jurisdictional dispute, Layoffs/bumping/recall, Leave,
Management rights, Merit pay, National origin, Official time, Overtime Pay, Past practices, Pension and
welfare plans, Promotion, Race, Religion, Retirement, Safety/health conditions, Seniority, Severance pay,
Sexual harassment, Strikes/lockouts/work stoppages/slowdowns, Subcontracting/contracting out, Union
security, Vacation, Vacation pay, Violence or threats, Wages, Work Hours/Schedules/Assignments,
Working conditions/work orders
PERMANENT PANELS
Food Safety and Inspector Service, Denver District, covering Alaska, American Samoa, Colorado, Guam,
Hawaii, Idaho, Northern Mariana Islands, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming
ARBITRATION ROSTERS
FMCS Arbitration Roster; National Center for Dispute Settlement; Oregon Employment Relations Board
PUBLISHED CASES
Forthcoming Second Quarter 2024
RATES/POLICIES
Per Diem: $2,500.00
Matters canceled or continued less than thirty days prior to hearing will be charged the full $2,500 per diem
rate ($1,250 per party) for each day of hearing scheduled ($3,000 for interest arbitrations). Additionally,
there will be a $100 rebooking charge per party for those cancellations in which I am required to book
airfare. Each party is liable for half of any cancellation fees, unless the parties specifically agree to the
contrary.
