Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service https://www.fmcs.gov/ HOW CAN WE HELP YOU? Thu, 29 Jan 2026 01:01:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 2020 https://www.fmcs.gov/2020-2/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:06:33 +0000 https://www.fmcs.gov/?p=25655 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.

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]]> 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.

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]]> 2019 https://www.fmcs.gov/2019-2/ Tue, 03 Mar 2020 16:47:50 +0000 https://www.fmcs.gov/?p=24107 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 [...]

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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 provide labor organizations and agencies with an opportunity to resolve negotiability appeals before they are considered by the FLRA’s Members for a decision.

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]]> FMCS Contingency Plan for Agency Operations in the Absence of Appropriations https://www.fmcs.gov/fmcs-contingency-plan-for-agency-operations-in-the-absence-of-appropriations/ Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:30:23 +0000 https://www.fmcs.gov/?p=14624 This FMCS memorandum sets forth a contingency plan that will be operational in the event of a lapse in appropriations to fund current Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service activities.  The plan provides for an orderly suspension of agency operations and for the continuation of those agency operations deemed to be excepted from suspension. To access [...]

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]]> This FMCS memorandum sets forth a contingency plan that will be operational in the event of a lapse in appropriations to fund current Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service activities.  The plan provides for an orderly suspension of agency operations and for the continuation of those agency operations deemed to be excepted from suspension.

To access the FMCS Contingency Plan signed on Jan. 14, 2026, click here.

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]]> 2015 https://www.fmcs.gov/allison-beck-confirmed-as-director-of-the-federal-mediation-and-conciliation-service-2/ Mon, 02 Jul 2018 16:16:55 +0000 https://www.fmcs.gov/?p=14177 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.

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]]> 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.

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]]> 2018 https://www.fmcs.gov/2018-2/ Mon, 02 Jul 2018 16:05:56 +0000 https://www.fmcs.gov/?p=21388 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 [...]

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]]> 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 International/ADR Department and Special Assistant to the Director of FMCS. Prior to receiving his commission with FMCS, Mr. Giacolone was Labor Relations Advisor for the Department of the Navy and has an extensive background in labor relations representing management.

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]]> 1990 https://www.fmcs.gov/1900/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:47:09 +0000 http://www.fmcs.gov/?p=12295 Bernard E. DeLury is appointed by President Bush as FMCS’s twelfth director. Congress enacts the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act and the Negotiated Rulemaking Act. Both are aimed at increasing the use of ADR to reduce the cost of litigation in government and improve government decision-making.

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]]> Bernard E. DeLury is appointed by President Bush as FMCS’s twelfth director.
Congress enacts the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act and the Negotiated Rulemaking Act. Both are aimed at increasing the use of ADR to reduce the cost of litigation in government and improve government decision-making.

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]]> 1993 https://www.fmcs.gov/1993/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:46:54 +0000 http://www.fmcs.gov/?p=12293 John Calhoun Wells is appointed by President Clinton as FMCS’s thirteenth director and launches a broad transformation initiative focusing on expanded services, improved competencies and enhanced technology. President Clinton issues Executive Order 12871 which creates the National Partnership Council and directs each Executive agency to form a partnership with its employees and their representatives to [...]

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]]> John Calhoun Wells is appointed by President Clinton as FMCS’s thirteenth director and launches a broad transformation initiative focusing on expanded services, improved competencies and enhanced technology.
President Clinton issues Executive Order 12871 which creates the National Partnership Council and directs each Executive agency to form a partnership with its employees and their representatives to create a government that “works better and costs less.”

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]]> 1994 https://www.fmcs.gov/1994/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:46:38 +0000 http://www.fmcs.gov/?p=12291 Director Wells appoints The Mediator Task Force on the Future of FMCS to prepare the Service for the next century. FMCS forms its own labor-management partnership council and enters into a Partnership Agreement a year later with its National Office employees’ union, the National Association of Government Employees (NAGE) Local R3-118.

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]]> Director Wells appoints The Mediator Task Force on the Future of FMCS to prepare the Service for the next century.
FMCS forms its own labor-management partnership council and enters into a Partnership Agreement a year later with its National Office employees’ union, the National Association of Government Employees (NAGE) Local R3-118.

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]]> 1995 https://www.fmcs.gov/1995/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:46:22 +0000 http://www.fmcs.gov/?p=12289 FMCS co-sponsors the 10th International Industrial Relations Research Associations Seminar in Washington.

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]]> FMCS co-sponsors the 10th International Industrial Relations Research Associations Seminar in Washington.

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]]> 1997 https://www.fmcs.gov/1997/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:46:02 +0000 http://www.fmcs.gov/?p=12287 FMCS celebrates its 50th anniversary and receives Vice President's Hammer Award for "Progress in Reinventing Government." FMCS arbitration rules and policies are revised for the first time since 1979.

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FMCS arbitration rules and policies are revised for the first time since 1979.

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