FMCS mediation played a key role in assisting parties involved in St. Louis, MO grocery negotiations reach a settlement that avoided a potential strike, according to local news coverage. UFCW Local 655 President David Cook credited FMCS Deputy Director Scot Beckenbaugh for his assistance in the labor negotiations between UFCW and the St. Louis-based Schnuck Markets Inc., covering some 4,000 employees at 52 stores in the metropolitan area. The Deputy Director led a team of FMCS mediators that included FMCS Regional Director Barbara Rumph and FMCS Commissioners Roland Lewis and Glen Reed from the Agency’s St Louis office.
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