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NEWS RELEASE

Monday, Oct. 24, 2022 Contact: Greg Raelson

For Immediate Release Director, Congressional & Public Affairs

Website: www.fmcs.gov Phone: (202) 606-8081

Thousands Attend FMCS’s Free Conflict Resolution Week

Webinar Series

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 24, 2022) – The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)

welcomed almost 3,000 registrants for its week-long webinar series during National Conflict 

Resolution Week last week marking the Agency’s 75th anniversary as the nation’s premier public 

agency for dispute resolution and conflict management. 

FMCS offered a range of twice-daily online presentations and workshops on a variety of topics 

including exploring the history of alternative dispute resolution and its future, workplace 

communication, cognitive bias in negotiations, technology in mediation, creating effective 

labor-management partnerships in small bargaining units, and other subjects of significance to 

practitioners and professionals dedicated to resolving conflict in the workplace and beyond.

“As we celebrate our 75th anniversary, we are delighted to share many of the tools, insights, 

and lessons we’ve learned throughout our rich history with this audience of industrial relations 

practitioners from both management and labor, academics, and career neutrals,” said FMCS 

Deputy Director of Field Operations Javier Ramirez during his welcoming remarks to attendees 

during the opening session.

Although government-provided industrial relations mediation and conciliation services in the 

U.S. date back almost to the turn of the 20th century, the founding of FMCS by Congress in 1947 

sets it apart as is an independent agency whose mission is to preserve and promote labormanagement peace and cooperation. 

During its 75-year history, FMCS has solidified its role as the premier non-partisan 

governmental organization for helping parties engaged in difficult situations improve their joint 

problem-solving abilities, get support to avoid work stoppages, create healthier workplaces and 

resolve major public policy issues.

The no-cost webinar series was just one of the many services FMCS provides that help prevent 

and resolve conflict. 
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In addition to full-spectrum mediation services, “[FMCS] maintains a list of accredited 

arbitrators for those who need to resolve problems in that type of forum. We also offer training 

and education to the public through the FMCS Institute, and you can head to our website 

anytime and see the schedule of course offerings there, both in-person and virtual,” said 

Ramirez.

To learn more about FMCS, visit www.fmcs.gov

For other FMCS services and training opportunities, please visit 

www.fmcs.gov/services/education-and-outreach/fmcs-institute/

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The U.S. Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS) is the nation’s premier public agency for 

dispute resolution and conflict management. FMCS was created by Congress as a neutral and 

independent government agency upon enactment of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947 (TaftHartley Act) and mandated to resolve industrial conflict and promote labor-management peace and 

cooperation, minimizing the impact of these disputes on the free flow of commerce. With headquarters 

in Washington, D.C. and offices across the country, the agency has a proud track record of decades of 

effective dispute resolution and conflict management services for employers and unions across industries 

and work activities in the private, public, and federal sectors. FMCS is also recognized for its success 

facilitating negotiated rulemaking processes and for its robust employment mediation program in the 

federal sector as well as its global program, partnering with more than 60 countries to provide 

international consulting and training. For more on FMCS or to request services, visit www.fmcs.gov