BRENDAN CROWLEY

Experience

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  Park Ridge Recreation And Park District

  Mar 2008 - Aug 2008

  Ball Picker
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  Park Ridge Recreation And Park District

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Cashier
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  Ravinia Festival

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Assistant to the Day Manager
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  Brookstone

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Assistant Manager

  • Directly oversaw five employees.• Had the highest sales dollars out of all employees in one of Brookstone’s highest grossing stores.• Received TSA security Clearance at O’Hare Airport.

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  Park Ridge Recreation And Park District

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Cashier
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  Chicago Park District

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Intern

  • Administered surveys on behalf the Chicago Park District, and the Alliance for the Great Lakes, under an EPA grant.• Educated patrons on the causes of, and solutions to, elevated bacteria levels in Lake Michigan• Was responsible for public outreach, and quality control of the Chicago Park District’s public beaches.• Helped in the implementation of the Chicago Park District’s new bacterial warning system.

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  Law offices Chicago-Kent

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Legal Intern

  • Researched state and federal case law and drafted documentation regarding personal injury, independent contractors, and wrongful termination.• Drafted motions for summary judgment, requests for production, legal memoranda, and request for admissions, which were presented to supervising attorney.• Reviewed, analyzed, and consolidated discovery documents, including hundreds of pages of medical records.

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  Law Offices Chicago-Kent

  Jan 2014 - May 2014

  Legal Intern

  • Created summaries for medical records• Did legal and medical research on the causal link between vaccines and physical injuries

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  Afscme Council 31

  May 2014 - Feb 2016

  Law Clerk

  • Drafted responses to numerous EEOC, IDHR, NLRB, and Illinois Labor Board charges/complaints including charges based on sex, race, age, personal animus, disability, and marital status.• Drafted briefs for arbitrations, Labor Relations Board hearings/appeals, AFSCME 31’s 2015 fair share hearing, and administrative review hearings.• Researched and drafted memoranda on: various HIPAA and ADA issues, Illinois Personnel Records Review Act, employee benefit programs, Weingarten/Garrity rights, FMLA leave, USERRA, employer surveillance, 501(c)(5) tax compliance, and union activism in the workplace.• Drafted litigation hold, mental health disclosure, and mandatory reporting policies for Council 31 and its affiliates. Show less

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  Law Offices of Chicago Kent - Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

  Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  Legal Intern
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  International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 705

  Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  Legal Extern

  • First-chair discharge arbitration experience, and second-chair NLRB administrative hearing experience.• Drafted and submitted election objections to the NLRB Regional Director.• Drafted memoranda on the merits of advancing grievances to arbitration, and struck arbitrators in preparation of arbitrations. • Assisted in strike preparation and contract negotiation.

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  WFSE, AFSCME Council 28

  Feb 2016 - Aug 2017

  Labor Advocate

  • Served as lead negotiator over mid-term and contract negotiations, with full decision-making authority.• Appeared before personnel boards on behalf of members.• Represented members in arbitration proceedings.• Negotiated, drafted, and executed grievance settlements and memorandums of understanding.• Served as technical expert on contract negotiation, enforcement, and application.• Served as lead spokesperson and facilitator for members at statewide communication meetings. Show less

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  Teamsters Local 743

  Sept 2017 - Sept 2022

  • Represented and advised employer in matters concerning application of NLRA, IPLRA, IELRA, Title VII, ADA, ADEA, LMRDA, internal affairs and elections, contract enforcement and negotiation. • Represented the employer in matters as solo or principal advocate before the NLRB, in arbitration proceedings, before the Illinois Labor Relations Board and Circuit Court of Cook County. • Negotiated, as chief negotiator, 45+ collective bargaining agreements, includes successful first contract negotiation involving an undergraduate student unit. Experience includes public and private employers, multiple major academic medical centers, multiple large health insurers, multiple universities, manufacturers, Armour-Globe additions, bargaining unit/contract mergers, and strike experience. Largest agreement covered 1,900 employees.• Assisted in and regularly served as chair of Local’s grievance review panel.• Personally researched, created, and built compliant electronic organizing card, which was accepted by the NLRB Region 13.• Led and created trainings for stewards and business agents, covering topics such as member mobilization, grievance handling, negotiations training, and bargaining for representatives.• Wrote election rules for union officers, and delegates' elections and Local's virtual 2021 convention plan. Show less

  • Staff Attorney

    Jun 2019 - Sept 2022

  • Attorney / Senior Union Representative

    Sept 2017 - Jun 2019
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  Willig, Williams & Davidson

  Sept 2022 - now

  Associate