Timeline 1970-1990 Archives - Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service https://www.fmcs.gov/category/timeline-1970-1990/ HOW CAN WE HELP YOU? Tue, 01 Nov 2016 21:33:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 1970 https://www.fmcs.gov/1970/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:41:25 +0000 http://www.fmcs.gov/?p=12262 J. Curtis Counts is appointed by President Nixon as FMCS’ sixth director. The first mass work stoppage in the history of the Post Office occurs. Postal workers in New York walk out. President Nixon declares national emergency and assigns military units to New York City Post Offices.

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]]> J. Curtis Counts is appointed by President Nixon as FMCS’ sixth director. The first mass work stoppage in the history of the Post Office occurs. Postal workers in New York walk out. President Nixon declares national emergency and assigns military units to New York City Post Offices.

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]]> 1971 https://www.fmcs.gov/1971/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:40:56 +0000 http://www.fmcs.gov/?p=12260 The Collyer Doctrine defines the NLRB's policy on deferring decisions in unfair labor practice cases until after parties have been through the grievance arbitration procedure. Under Collyer deferral, a union is expected to use its grievance procedure to resolve certain unfair labor practice issues.

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]]> The Collyer Doctrine defines the NLRB’s policy on deferring decisions in unfair labor practice cases until after parties have been through the grievance arbitration procedure. Under Collyer deferral, a union is expected to use its grievance procedure to resolve certain unfair labor practice issues.

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]]> 1973 https://www.fmcs.gov/1973/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:40:38 +0000 http://www.fmcs.gov/?p=12258 W. J. “Bill” Usery is appointed by President Nixon as FMCS’ seventh director. The FMCS Office of Arbitration Services is created. An Arbitration Services Advisory Committee, composed of 12 labor relations experts and arbitrators, is established to advise on arbitration policy and procedures. The FMCS Office of Technical Services is established and given responsibility for [...]

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]]> W. J. “Bill” Usery is appointed by President Nixon as FMCS’ seventh director.
The FMCS Office of Arbitration Services is created. An Arbitration Services Advisory Committee, composed of 12 labor relations experts and arbitrators, is established to advise on arbitration policy and procedures.
The FMCS Office of Technical Services is established and given responsibility for the development and implementation of techniques for dispute prevention, research and analysis of problems related to dispute activity, staff training and the provision of statistical information to the parties.
A Relationship-by-Objectives (RBO) program is developed for use in extreme cases of poor labor-management relations, when continued deterioration of the relationship could have drastic economic effect. The first RBO program is delivered in Maine on behalf of the Georgia-Pacific Company and Paperworkers Local 27.

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]]> 1974 https://www.fmcs.gov/1974/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:40:20 +0000 http://www.fmcs.gov/?p=12256 Congress enacts the Health Care amendments to the NLRA.

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]]> 1975 https://www.fmcs.gov/1975/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:39:55 +0000 http://www.fmcs.gov/?p=12254 FMCS officially enters a new arena:  Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Congress passes Public Law 93-531, directing the Service to mediate a 100-year old land dispute between the Hopi and Navajo Indian Tribes in Arizona. The rights of unionized employees to have a union representative present during investigatory interviews are secured by a 1975 U.S. Supreme [...]

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]]> FMCS officially enters a new arena:  Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Congress passes Public Law 93-531, directing the Service to mediate a 100-year old land dispute between the Hopi and Navajo Indian Tribes in Arizona.
The rights of unionized employees to have a union representative present during investigatory interviews are secured by a 1975 U.S. Supreme Court ruling (NLRB vs. Weingarten, Inc. 420 U.S. 251, 88 LRRM 2689). These become known as the Weingarten rights.
An effort is made to expand the FMCS intern program to attract women and minorities, offering instruction and on-the-job training to become mediators.

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]]> 1976 https://www.fmcs.gov/1976/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:39:34 +0000 http://www.fmcs.gov/?p=12252 James F. Scearce is appointed by President Ford as FMCS’ eighth director. FMCS moves its National Office from the old Department of Labor to its former location at 2100 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20427.

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FMCS moves its National Office from the old Department of Labor to its former location at 2100 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20427.

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]]> 1977 https://www.fmcs.gov/1977/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:39:13 +0000 http://www.fmcs.gov/?p=12250 Wayne L. Horvitz is appointed by President Carter as FMCS’ ninth director.

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]]> 1978 https://www.fmcs.gov/1978/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:38:57 +0000 http://www.fmcs.gov/?p=12248 Congress extends the FMCS charter to mediate disputes beyond the private sector to the Federal government and again in 1979 to the U.S. Postal Service. The longest, most difficult and challenging work stoppage of the year begins when the United Mine Workers (UMW) strike the Bituminous Coal Operators Association (BCOA).

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]]> Congress extends the FMCS charter to mediate disputes beyond the private sector to the Federal government and again in 1979 to the U.S. Postal Service.
The longest, most difficult and challenging work stoppage of the year begins when the United Mine Workers (UMW) strike the Bituminous Coal Operators Association (BCOA).

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]]> 1979 https://www.fmcs.gov/1979/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:38:32 +0000 http://www.fmcs.gov/?p=12246 The Labor-Management Cooperation Act provides for FMCS to assist in the establishment and maintenance of labor-management committees at plant, area, and industry levels.

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]]> 1981 https://www.fmcs.gov/1981/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:38:16 +0000 http://www.fmcs.gov/?p=12244 FMCS Labor-Management Grants Program is funded by Congress. President Reagan fires striking Professional Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) and uses replacement workers. The Major League Baseball Players Association strike

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President Reagan fires striking Professional Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) and uses replacement workers.
The Major League Baseball Players Association strike

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