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WASHINGTON, D.C. —Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) Acting Director Rich Giacolone issued the following statement today on the announcement of a tentative agreement between Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Health Care Unions:

“I want to acknowledge Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Health Care Unions for this exceptional achievement. These were lengthy and difficult […]

This FMCS memorandum sets forth a contingency plan that will be operational in the event of a lapse in appropriations to fund current Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service activities.  The plan provides for an orderly suspension of agency operations and for the continuation of those agency operations deemed to be excepted from suspension.

To access the […]

The FMCS 2018 National Labor-Management Conference concluded August 23 in Chicago after hearing from a lineup of distinguished speakers during the three-day event, including U.S. Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta as well as experts on dispute resolution, negotiation, collective bargaining and other labor relations topics.

As NLMC concludes, FMCS Acting Dir. Rich […]