MURIEL BOWSER
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June 22, 2023
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council
of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350Pennsylvania Avenue,NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2
of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law
2-142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01
), and pursuant to section 501 of the District of Columbia
Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act
of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C.
Official
Code§ 1-605.01), I am pleased to nominate the following person:
Mr. Peter Winkler
Upton Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(Ward
3)
for reappointment as a public member of the Public Employee Relations Board, for a term to end
December 12, 2025.
Enclosed
you will find biographical information detailing the expenence of the above
mentioned nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the
confirmation process.
I would
appreciate the Council's earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation.
Please do not hesitate to contact me,
or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor's Office of Talent
and Appointments,
should the Council require additional information. 1
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at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
14 To confirm the reappointment of Mr. Peter Winkler to the Public Employee Relations Board.
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16 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
17 resolution may be cited as the "Public Employee Relations Board Peter Winkler Confirmation
18 Resolution of 2023".
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20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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22 Mr. Peter Winkler
23 Upton Street, NW
24 Washington, DC 20008
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27 as a public member of the Public Employee Relations Board pursuant to section 501 of the
28 District of Columbia Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979
29 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code§ 1-605.01), for a term to end December 12, 2025.
30 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
31 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
32 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
33 PETER WINKLER
Experience
Member, District of Columbia Public Employee Relations Board, 2020-present.
The PERB oversees labor-management relations between the District
government and labor organizations that represent its employees. The
PERB hears cases presenting issues
of representation, unfair labor
practices, grievance arbitration award appeals, and standards
of conduct. I
have served one 3-year term as a neutral member
of the PERB, and I have
participated in decisions involving the full range
of cases that come before it.
Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, DC, 1977-2017.
The NLRB, an independent federal agency, administers private-sector labor
law in the United States. Initially, I worked in the Board's Appellate Court
Branch, representing the Board before the United States Courts
of Appeals
and other federal courts. During that time, I became a supervisory attorney
and then one
of two managing supervisors in the Branch. In 2003, I was
selected by a newly appointed NLRB member
to serve as his chief counsel.
Subsequently, I was selected by
four successive Board members to serve as
chief counsel. In that capacity, I oversaw a staff of about 15 attorneys and
was intimately involved in deciding cases, writing opinions, and managing
the
business of the NLRB.
Education
University of Michigan Law School, JD Magna Cum Laude, 1977
University
of Chicago, MA in philosophy, 1974
Amherst College, BA, 1973
Community Service
Volunteer at Washington Studio School, volunteer at Northwest Neighbors
Village, volunteer and past officer at Temple Sinai DC.
References
Richard F. Griffin, Jr., attorney, Bredhoff & Kaiser, 202.842.2600
Ronald Meisburg, attorney, Hunton Andrews Kurth, 202.955.1539 * * * Wt:.ARt:.
WASHINGT ON
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Executive Office of the Mayor -Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building I 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 I Washington, DC 20004
Peter Winkler
Peter Winkler is a highly experienced labor relations professional
and public administrator. He spent forty years at the National Labor
Relations Board (NLRB) as an attorney prior
to his retirement in
2017. At the NLRB, he served as the chief counsel and advisor to
five members
of the Board. He helped decide unfair labor practice
and representation cases that govern private-sector labor law
in the
United States, and
he participated in directing the operations of the
Board.
Mr. Winkler began his service
in the National Labor Relations
Board's Appellate Court Branch, where
he briefed and argued cases
before the United States Court
of Appeals. Mr. Winkler also
appeared many times in U.S. District Courts, and he drafted the
Board's briefs to the United States Supreme Court in several cases.
A Ward 3 resident, Mr. Winkler received a Bachelor
of Arts degree from Amherst College, a
Master
of Arts degree from the University of Chicago, and a Juris Doctor degree from the
University
of Michigan Law School.
* * * GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
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WASHINGTON
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Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
To:
From:
Date:
Subject: Tommy Wells, Steve Walker
Betsy Cavendish
March 15, 2023
Legal sufficiency review
of Resolution nominating Peter Winkler as a member of
the Public Employee Relations Board
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolution and
found it to
be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Vanessa Careiro, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office
of the Mayor, at
202-724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
Elizabeth
A. (Betsy) Cavendish
'!be John A Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681