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[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 117 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 117

 Congratulating the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service on the 
 occasion of its fiftieth anniversary and commending the many men and 
women of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service who have served 
    the Nation's labor-management community and the American people.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 2, 1997

Mr. Jeffords (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. Wellstone) 
 submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Congratulating the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service on the 
 occasion of its fiftieth anniversary and commending the many men and 
women of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service who have served 
    the Nation's labor-management community and the American people.

Whereas the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (referred to in this 
        resolution as the ``FMCS'') was created as an independent agency of the 
        United States by the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947;
Whereas for 50 years, the FMCS has been instrumental in promoting the United 
        States policy that ``sound and stable industrial peace and the 
        advancement of the general welfare, health, and safety of the Nation and 
        of the best interest of employers and employees can most satisfactorily 
        be secured through the settlement of issues between employers and 
        employees through the processes of collective bargaining between 
        employers and representatives of their employees'';
Whereas the FMCS has provided mediation services to labor and management by 
        assisting them to settle disputes and reach agreement in collective 
        bargaining negotiations, thereby helping to prevent or minimize work 
        stoppages that disrupt the free flow of commerce and to promote sound 
        and stable labor-management relations;
Whereas the FMCS has provided arbitration services by administering a roster of 
        qualified, private arbitrators to resolve disputes arising under 
        collective bargaining agreements, thereby minimizing disruptions to 
        commerce and preserving labor-management peace;
Whereas the FMCS has encouraged joint initiatives designed to assist employers 
        and the representatives of their employees explore better ways to manage 
        differences and to work together for mutual benefit and has awarded 
        grants to promote labor-management cooperation and to encourage 
        innovative workplace practices, thereby improving economic performance 
        and enhancing economic development, employment security, and 
        organizational effectiveness;
Whereas the FMCS has provided dispute resolution services to government agencies 
        as an alternative to costly litigation or formal rulemaking, thereby 
        enabling less adversarial and more participative approaches to 
        governing;
Whereas the FMCS has helped management, labor, and government leaders from many 
        nations throughout the world to establish sound industrial relations and 
        conflict resolution systems and practices, thereby promoting sound 
        economic development and democratic principles; and
Whereas the FMCS has developed the art, science, and practice of conflict 
        resolution as a means to improve the lives of the working men and women 
        of this Nation and the relationships between labor and management and 
        between others in our society, to sustain democratic institutions, and 
        to strengthen the American economy, thereby making an important 
        contribution to our Nation: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) commends the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 
        for 50 years of dedicated and important service to the Nation; 
        and
            (2) congratulates the FMCS as it commemorates its fiftieth 
        anniversary.
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