On Aug. 10, 2020, representatives from Bath Iron Works and International Association of Machinists Local S6 signed an agreement with FMCS’ assistance to end the shipyard worker strike in Bath, Maine. The 63-day strike drew national attention against the backdrop of a global pandemic and in an election year.
In April 2019, The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and FMCS officially committed to work together to resolve federal workplace disputes by utilizing ADR as a means of efficiently reducing the backlog of federal sector charges.
And, in June, FMCS and the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) announced a new commitment to work together to […]
On July 29, 2015, the U.S. Senate votes to confirm FMCS Acting Director Allison Beck as the first woman Director of the Agency. She becomes the 18th Director of the FMCS since it was created by Congress in 1947. Ms. Beck was nominated for the position by President Obama on September 18, 2014.
On June 06, 2018, President Trump appointed Richard Giacolone to serve as the Acting Director for FMCS, for which he was subsequently confirmed by Congress in a unanimous voice-vote as Director. Mr. Giacolone began his mediation career at FMCS in the Chesapeake, Virginia field office in 1995. He was the former Director of the FMCS […]
