The Cyrus Ching Conference Room at FMCS
Ching Room 250 E Street SW Washington DC In 1973, FMCS Director Bill Usery dedicated the main FMCS conference room,…
Author: Jerome Barrett
Names and Descriptions of 120 Mediation Techniques
In the early 1950s, three young mediators[1] in Detroit took notes while nine seasoned mediators discussed cases at weekly informal…
Mediator Book Writers
Two outstanding FMCS mediators wrote books on mediation in 1971, and they both wrote second editions of their books in…
The Foreman’s Guide To Labor Relations
The photos above are the pamphlet cover and table of contents of: The Foreman’s Guide to Labor Relations. Developed in…
A Mediator Code of Ethics
The FMCS has mediators work throughout the U.S. A number of States have their own mediation agencies that provide mediation…
Humorous Items Promoting FMCS
The items pictured here were used to promote mediation and FMCS. They are: A Match Book with these words: “Call…
William (Bill) Simkin: Longest Servicing FMCS Director (1961 to 1969)
Bill Simkin majored in economics while attending the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in 1937. He would later report having…
Willoughby (Bill) Abner: An African-American Mediator Star
Prior to joining FMCS, Bill Abner’s work as a union official in Chicago prepared him well for his role as…
Return Mediator Role to the Labor Department from FMCS
The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 removed labor-management mediation from the Department of Labor (DoL) and placed it in the newly…
Maggie Jacobsen: An FMCS and NMB Star
While working as a Flight Attendant for Continental Airlines, Maggie Jacobsen became active in the Flight Attendants Union, and eventually…