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    <AgencyName>Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service</AgencyName>
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        <Address>2100 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20427</Address>
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            <NameColumnValue>Scot L. Beckenbaugh, Acting</NameColumnValue>
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        <Paragraph MissionStatmentId="109" SortOrder="1">The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service helps labor and management resolve disputes in collective bargaining contract negotiation, provides training to unions and management in cooperative processes, and provides alternative dispute resolution services and training to Government agencies.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) was created by the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 172). The President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoints the Director.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>By providing mediators to assist labor and management resolve their differences, FMCS reduces interstate commerce flow disruptions that stem from disputes. Mediators have no law enforcement authority and rely wholly on persuasive techniques.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>With the exception of airlines and railroads, FMCS offers its services to any industry that affects interstate commerce and whose employees have union representation. When FMCS deems that a dispute may interrupt the flow of commerce substantially, it becomes involved, either on its own initiative or at the request of one or more of the disputants. 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 FMCS and the appropriate State or local mediation agency. If State or other conciliation services are available to the parties, FMCS avoids mediating disputes that may affect, only lightly, interstate commerce.</Paragraph>
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          <Heading>Mediation</Heading>
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                <WebAddress>http://www.fmcs.gov/internet/findMediator.asp?categoryID=72</WebAddress>
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              <Paragraph>FMCS mediators focus on establishing sound, stable, and enduring labor-management relations. Their efforts help to reduce the incidence of work stoppages. The mediator's basic function is to encourage and promote better day-to-day relations between labor and management so that problematic issues arising in negotiations may be settled through cooperation and compromise rather than dispute. To locate a mediator online, use the link below.</Paragraph>
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          <Heading>Arbitration</Heading>
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              <Paragraph>At the joint request of employers and unions, FMCS does provide its roster of arbitrators, who are private practitioners and qualified as neutrals, to adjudicate matters in dispute. For further information, contact the Office of Arbitration Services. Phone, 202-606-5111.</Paragraph>
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      <Footer>For further information, contact the Public Affairs Office, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 2100 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20427. Phone, 202-606-8100.</Footer>
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