[United States Government Manual]
[July 01, 1995]
[Pages 561-563]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]





FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE

2100 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20427
Phone, 202-606-8100
Director                                         John Calhoun Wells
Deputy Director                                  Floyd Wood
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The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service represents the public 
interest by promoting the development of sound and stable labor-
management relationships;

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preventing or minimizing work stoppages by assisting labor and 
management to settle their disputes through mediation; advocating 
collective bargaining, mediation, and voluntary arbitration as the 
preferred processes for settling issues between employers and 
representatives of employees; developing the art, science, and practice 
of dispute resolution; and fostering constructive joint relationships of 
labor and management leaders to increase their mutual understanding and 
solution of common problems.

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service was created by the Labor 
Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 172). The Director is 
appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Activities

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service helps prevent disruptions 
in the flow of interstate commerce caused by labor-management disputes 
by providing mediators to assist disputing parties in the resolution of 
their differences. Mediators have no law enforcement authority and rely 
wholly on persuasive techniques.
    The Service offers its facilities in labor-management disputes to 
any industry affecting interstate commerce, either upon its own motion 
or at the request of one or more of the parties to the dispute, whenever 
in its judgment such dispute threatens to cause a substantial 
interruption of commerce. The Labor Management Relations Act requires 
that parties to a labor contract must file a dispute notice if agreement 
is not reached 30 days in advance of a contract termination or reopening 
date. The notice must be filed with the Service and the appropriate 
State or local mediation agency. The Service is required to avoid the 
mediation of disputes that would have only a minor effect on interstate 
commerce if State or other conciliation services are available to the 
parties.

For further information, contact one of the district offices listed 
below.

Mediation  The mediator's efforts are directed toward the establishment 
of sound and stable labor-management relations on a continuing basis. In 
this work the mediator has a more basic function: encouraging and 
promoting better day-to-day relations between labor and management, 
thereby helping to reduce the incidence of work stoppages. Issues 
arising in negotiations may then be faced as problems to be settled 
through mutual effort rather than issues in dispute.

For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs. Phone, 
202-606-8100.

Arbitration  The Service, on the joint request of employers and unions, 
will also assist in the selection of arbitrators from a roster of 
private citizens who are qualified as neutrals to adjudicate matters in 
dispute.

For further information, contact the Office of Arbitration Services. 
Phone, 202-606-5111.


      District Offices--Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service      
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        District/Address               Director              Telephone  
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 1. New York, NY (2d    Kenneth C. Kowalski...           212-399-5038   
     Fl., 1633                                                          
     Broadway, 10019)                                                   
 2. Philadelphia, PA    John F. McDermott.....           215-597-7690   
     (Rm. 3456, 600                                                     
     Arch St., 19106)                                                   
 3. Atlanta, GA (Suite  C.  Richard Barnes....           404-347-2473   
     318, 1720                                                          
     Peachtree St.                                                      
     NW., 30309)                                                        
 4. Independence, OH    W. Kenneth Evans......           216-522-4800   
     (Suite 100, 6161                                                   
     Oak Tree Blvd.,                                                    
     44131)                                                             
 5. Hinsdale, IL        Daniel O'Leary........           708-887-4750   
     (Suite 203, 908                                                    
     N. Elm St.,                                                        
     60521)                                                             
 6. Minneapolis, MN     Maureen Labenski......           612-370-3300   
     (Suite 3950, 1300                                                  
     Godward St.,                                                       
     55413)                                                             
 7. St. Louis (Creve    William B. Weier,                314-576-1012   
     Coeur), MO (Suite   Acting.                                        
     325, 12140                                                         
     Woodcrest                                                          
     Executive Dr.,                                                     
     63141)                                                             
 8. Glendale, CA        Joseph E. Medine,                213-965-3814   
     (Suite 610,         Acting.                                        
     Glendale                                                           
     Financial Sq.,                                                     
     225 W. Broadway,                                                   
     91204)                                                             
 9. Seattle, WA (Rm.    Norman A. Lee.........           206-553-5800   
     310, 2001 6th                                                      
     Ave., 98121)                                                       
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For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Federal 
Mediation and Conciliation Service, 2100 K Street NW., Washington, DC 
20427. Phone, 202-606-8100. Fax, 202-606-4251.

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