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    Employee Mediation

    In the most basic terms employee mediation is “a process in which two or more people involved in a dispute come together to try and find a fair and workable solution to their problem.”

    Source:
    Guerin, Lisa and Peter Lovenheim. Mediate, Don’t Litigate. California: Nolo, 2004

    Many SVFT member teachers have been trained as peer mediators and participate in this process.


    Contact Us:
    SVFT
    PO Box 290
    Rocky Hill, CT 06067
    Phone: 860-721-0317 or 1-800-378-8020 (CT only)
    Fax: 860-721-0323
    Email: svft@svft.org




Employee Mediation Video

Photographed: Ed Lang, SVFT Executive Union Representative (right), and Marilyn Quinn, CT Department of Education-Human Resources (left), featured on the news program CT@Work discussing employee mediation.

The video is encoded to view in the Flash8 Player or higher.


    Employee Mediation FAQ's

    Click Here to download employee mediation video.

    Why should I try mediation? This will give you a chance to express frustrations and work through differences in a non-confrontational setting.

    What can be mediated? Any work-realted and/or personal issues that are interfering with your job. Conflicts that may
    involve faculty, adminstrators and/or school personnel.

    What's required of me? Your willingness to participate.

    Where does mediation take place? At a private location mutaully agreed upon.

    When is it scheduled? At a mutually convenient time.

    How long does it take? One or two sessions.

    Who will know about it? Parties in conflict and mediators facilitating the process. All are bound to confidentiality.

    Who are the mediators? Peers, building reps, administrators, union officers, and human resource staff members who are certified mediators.

    What is the role of the mediators? Bring parties together to solve their problems themselves. Mediators do not judge, take sides or impose solutions.

    What happens if mediation doesn't work? Parties may seek resolution at a different level, e.g., filing a union grievance or a complaint to the school's principal or human resources.

    Has it worked? Yes, it does work. If both parties are willing to work on the problem, at a minimum it makes a difficult situation tolerable and at best, creates a positive work environment.

    Who do I contact? Any Employee Mediator, Marilyn Quinn
    (860) 713-6696 or Rick Tanasi (800) 378-8020.




Trained
Employee
Mediators


Mary Torres - O'Brien

Brian Mignault - Ellis

William Chaffin - Prince

Deborah Freedman - Prince

Valerie Hardy-Claytor - Cheney

Judith Schreier - Cheney

Susan Williams - Wilcox

Lyn Caliendo - Vinal

David Farrell - Platt

Ruth Tulin Cion - Goodwin

Clare Rheiner - Goodwin

Nikitoula Menounos - Norwich

Becky Hamman-Wright

Paul Froment - Windham

Susan J. Dolliver - Windham


Union Affilliations

AFT l AFT - CT l AFL-CIO

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