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NEWS RELEASE

Monday, May 3, 2021 Contact: Greg Raelson

For Immediate Release Office of Congressional & Public Affairs

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

FMCS Co-Signs Partnership For Public Service’s Proclamation 

of Public Service Recognition Week 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) is pleased to join the 

Partnership for Public Service as one of 63 co-signatories to their proclamation of the 2021 Public 

Service Recognition Week (PSRW).

PSRW has been celebrated the first week of May for 36 years, with this year’s week running from May 2-

8. PRSW is designated by the President and Congress to honor the people who serve our nation as 

federal, state, county, local and tribal government employees and recognize their accomplishments as 

they work tirelessly on behalf of all Americans.

Max Stier, president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, said, “We are honored to have FMCS 

sign on to the Public Service Recognition week co-chair letter. The image of public employees is 

strengthened when citizens see us working in cooperation with each other and with the community.”

Stier’s comments were echoed by Gary Hattal, deputy director for FMCS, “Our Agency is grateful to the 

Partnership for Public Service for their outstanding and unrelenting support to public servants. Our 

employees, and those around the country serving the public, deserve our recognition for their 

unwavering devotion to our Nation and its people.”

“We are proud to stand arm-in-arm with the Partnership for Public Service in celebrating PSRW,” said 

Hattal.

The Partnership for Public Service 2021 Proclamation can be found here.

Partnership for Public Service has many resources available to the public to share in the recognition of 

public service. More information about Partnership for Public Service and their mission can be found on 

their website: https://ourpublicservice.org/public-service-recognition-week/

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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 
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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