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Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
National
FMCS ordered to rehire mediators
In a blow to the Trump administration’s effort to gut the agency, a court says federal mediators must be reinstated.
Comment
A veteran’s plea: Save FMCS
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service doesn’t just help unions and employers. It keeps America working.
National
Trump orders nationwide layoff of federal mediators
After 78 years of work resolving labor disputes, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is almost entirely shut down.
National
DOGE: Too many labor mediators?
FMCS helps avert strikes by sending mediators to shuttle between union and employer negotiators when talks break down.
Collective bargaining
FMCS adds two mediators in Portland office
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service’s Portland office is fully staffed for the first time in almost two years.
