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…
Mediator David Tanzman: One of a Kind
“During World War II, David Tanzman fought in the Battle of the Bulge in Europe, was promoted to a chaplain…
Twenty-three African-American FMCS Mediators
(March 1951 to October 1977) The story of African-American mediators employed by FMCS[1] covers the 30-year period between 1947 and…
The Remarkable John R. Steelman
Born in 1900 on a farm near Thornton, Arkansas, John Steelman, as a young man, spent time as a hobo…
David L. Cole: FMCS Director Plus Much More
Before his term as FMCS Director ended, Cyus Ching and John Steelman, Assistant to the President, urged President Truman to…