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…
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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,…
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…
FMCS Director McCoy Lost his Job to Joe Finnegan
President Eisenhower’s Secretary of Labor James Mitchell (1953–1961) had extensive experience in collective bargaining and labor relations. Early in WW…
James (Jim) Scearce: FMCS Director One Year and Deputy Three Years
Jim Scearce was a company labor relations representative at Cape Kennedy when he met Bill Usery, a union representative for…
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…
Seven former FMCS Directors
Seven former FMCS Directors pictured during the 50th Anniversary of FMCS 1997. * Their combined tenure covers 25 years, or…