Donna Williamson has worked extensively in
all facets of education, employment and labor law on behalf of
educational institutions and local agencies, including conducting
negotiations, handling employee and student discipline matters through
administrative hearings and court proceedings, and employment litigation
involving discrimination, harassment and labor issues. Donna has also
provided clients with general legal advice and training on many
employment and labor-related topics.
As chief labor negotiator for counties,
cities, state courts, housing authorities, school and community college
districts and special districts, Donna has successfully negotiated
hundreds of labor contracts throughout the years. She is experienced in
traditional as well as interest-based bargaining, mediation and PERB
proceedings. Donna has represented clients in matters involving union
grievances, arbitrations, unfair labor practices, strikes, unilateral
implementation and other labor issues.
With first-hand experience in working for
and representing independent schools, public schools and community
college districts, Donna possesses a unique and well-rounded perspective
on education issues and the needs of schools and community college
districts. As former Director of Labor Relations/Labor Counsel at
Sweetwater Union High School District, Donna directed the labor programs
of the largest secondary school district in California, serving as chief
negotiator representing the Board of Trustees with six employee
associations. She has also served as the Assistant Head of School at
Midland School, an independent boarding school, in Los Olivos,
California, and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Santa Ynez
Valley Family School in Los Olivos.
Donna has developed and conducted
in-service training programs on a variety of employment and labor law
topics. She is the author of "Teachers and Other Public Sector
Employees: How Can We More Effectively Respond to the Concerted Activity
Question?" published in the Santa Clara University Law Review.
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