Timeline 1970-1990

FMCS establishes an internal training function and appoints a training officer in the national office. One of the first programs is Effective Briefing and Instructional Techniques (EBIT) designed to make mediators better presenters of FMCS Preventive Mediation programs.

Executive Order 12462 creates a Presidential Advisory Commission on Mediation and Conciliation to seek improvements in collective bargaining and conflict resolution.