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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Mediator Book Writers
Two outstanding FMCS mediators wrote books on mediation in 1971, and they both wrote second editions of their books 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…
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…
Caucusing in the Men’s Room
Mediators frequently use a caucus to meet separately with the management or the union negotiating committee, or one or both…
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…