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…
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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…
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…
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 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,…
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…