WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) was saddened to learn of the passing of former FMCS Director Arthur F. Rosenfeld on May 16. Arthur died peacefully at home surrounded by family.
Former FMCS Director Arthur Rosenfeld
A native of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), reached a monumental milestone while exhibiting its flexibility during the COVID-19 heath crisis by conducting more than a million minutes of online meetings in 30 days using its primary virtual platform.
In a press release dated March 17, FMCS announced its virtual mediation capabilities in order […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — To better align with the current needs necessitated by the ongoing National Emergency, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) has launched a major effort aimed at promoting the successful use of video to conduct arbitration hearings for parties to labor-management disputes.
FMCS had previously been exploring ways to facilitate the use of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), in furtherance of its statutory mandate and the White House memorandum dated March 15, 2020 requiring agencies to offer maximum telework flexibilities as they carry on their missions during this National Emergency, hereby announces the availability of online dispute resolution services.
FMCS is in the process […]