Cyrus Ching
Cyrus Ching was the first Director of Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), serving from 1947 to 1953. In the…
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The following posts are submitted by Jerome T. Barrett. Dr. Barrett pertaining to his career as a labor mediator, commissioner, and director of the Office of Technical Services of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).
Smiling Mediators in the 1960s
1. Three men standing. The man in the center is the famous Jimmy Hoffa, the leader of the International Brotherhood…
The Press Interview before the PATCO Strike
In front of the Washington D.C. FMCS headquarters, Bob Poli, President of Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), is being…
Mediating the US Postal Service Strike of the 1970s
In 1970, Bill Usery was the newly appointed Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor-Management Relations when the Secretary of Labor…