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Labor negotiations depend on numbers:  comparisons, costs, benefits, wages, inflation, real wages, trends, living wages and ultimately, compromises.

I specialize in providing detailed, timely and accurate information to management teams negotiating, mediating, or arbitrating collective bargaining agreements.

Negotiators need a wide range of data and economic studies, from simple statistical descriptions to cost/benefit analyses of complex proposals.

I provide all economic analysis necessary for negotiators.  These generally fall into three categories:

1. Comparisons of wages and benefits with similar groups of employees.

2. Costs of proposals, both direct and indirect.

3. Economic environment, which is a catch-all category including inflation, unemployment and industry trends.

Having the right numbers is only half the work. A thick sourcebook of economic information is only useful if you can quickly find the relevant data, put it into context and present it at the negotiating table. 

I deliver results in a clear and understandable manner in all formats: oral presentations, written reports or expert witness testimony.

Negotiating a Labor Agreement?

You need an Economist.