Why are FMCS mediators called Commissioner?
FMCS mediators are called Commissioner because of the language in the Act that created the U.S Department of Labor in…
Author: Jerome Barrett
History of FMCS Headquarters Locations
The FMCS National Office has been located at three locations in Washington, D.C., for its seventy-eight years of existence. Initially,…
From the Ranks to a Presidential Appointment as FMCS Director
Most FMCS Directors have been individuals appointed by the President from outside of government with experience in labor/management relations as…
FMCS Mediator Interns and Other Untypical Hires
Traditional FMCS used its own hiring process separate from the Civil Service process that other Federal Agencies used, thus allowing…
FMCS and The Red Scare of the 1950s
[1]The expansion of the Soviet Union into Eastern Europe, the Berlin Blockade, and other aggressive actions including espionage following World…
FMCS Director J. Curtis Counts (1969-1973)
FMCS Director J. Curtis Counts (1969-1973) During college Curt Counts met and began dating the college roommate of Patricia Ryan,…
The First Woman Mediator Hired by FMCS
In December 1968, Nancy C. Fibish was the first woman hired by FMCS since its creation in 1947. Her hiring…
FMCS Role in Regulatory Negotiated Rule Making (RegNeg)
Today, Regulatory Negotiations (RegNeg) are in common use at the State and Federal level helping agencies apply laws they are…
Union General Howard Founder of Employment Arbitration
Union General Oliver Otis Howard fought at Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Antietam, Peninsula Campaign, Chattanooga, Atlanta and the Carolinas. He lost an…
Early Alternative Dispute Resolution
[1]Two men glare at each other. Long-haired and bearded, their garments oily from use, they hold gnarled clubs loosely at…