Labor Mediation and Conciliation (34.001)
Program
34.001 Labor Mediation and Conciliation
Federal Agency
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
Authorization
Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947, as amended, Title II, Public Law 80-101, 29 U.S.C. 172; Federal Labor Management Relations Statute, Public Law 95-454, 5 U.S.C. 7119; Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, Public Law 101-552, 5 U.S.C. 5571-588; Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990, Public Law 101-648. 5 U.S.C. 561- 570.
Program Number
34.001
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To prevent or minimize work stoppages caused by disputes between labor and management in industries affecting the free flow of commerce; to provide mediation assistance in Federal labor disputes; to provide training and dispute resolution services to Federal agencies.
Types of Assistance
Provision of Specialized Services; Advisory Services and Counseling.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Actual services include: (a) Providing mediation assistance to employers and labor organizations having collective bargaining contract disputes; (b) providing assistance to companies and their unions in the prevention of disputes by seeking to improve their day-to-day relationships and creating a better degree of understanding and cooperation; (c) providing assistance to companies and labor organizations in the selection of impartial arbitrators to hear and decide disputes under collective bargaining agreements. The agency is involved in special notice and mediation procedures designed to minimize work stoppages in contract disputes at all private health care institutions throughout the Nation. The agency has no jurisdiction in railroad and airlines industries. The agency assists in dispute resolution involving Federal employees and agencies. The agency assists in dispute resolutions involving employees of State and local governments where other mediation services are unavailable and where one or both sides request Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service assistance. The agency also provides mediators and conciliators to hear complaints by individuals alleging age discrimination in federally funded programs; these mediators and conciliators have 60 days to try to get a satisfactory resolution of the complaint before the case is returned to the agency responsible for the funded program. The agency provides mediation to train, mediate, and facilitate administrative disputes involving Federal agencies. The agencies assists in the facilitation and mediation of negotiation and rulemaking for Federal agencies.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Employers involved in industries affecting interstate commerce and related labor organizations. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) may provide its professional services to settle labor disputes either upon notice required by law or at the request of the involved parties, or FMCS may proffer its services on its own motion; in Federal sector, or Federal unions and agencies.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Employers involved in industries affecting interstate commerce and related labor organizations.
Credentials/Documentation
Contact the Federal agency.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Advance notice prior to expiration of existing contract or reopening thereof, as required by 29 U.S.C. 158 (d) and (g). This program is excluded form coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
Notice (FMCS Form F-7) to the Notice Processing Unit, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 2100 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20427. In the alternative, applicant may submit written request for assistance; for Federal labor dispute (FMCS Form F-53) to Notice Processing Unit.
Award Procedure
Not applicable.
Deadlines
As required by 29 U.S.C. 158(d) and (g), and 5 U.S.C. Section 7119. Contact the Federal agency for more information.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
Not applicable.
Renewals
Not applicable.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Not applicable.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Not applicable.
Audits
Not applicable.
Records
Not applicable.
Program Accomplishments
In fiscal year 2001, 31,295 arbitration panels were submitted to disputing parties. In fiscal year 2002, it is estimated that 24,000 arbitration panels will be handled.
Financial Information
Account Identification
93-0100-0-1-505.
Obligations
(Salaries and Expenses) FY 02 $34,120,000; FY 03 est $34,620,000; and FY 04 est $36,834,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Not applicable.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
29 CFR 1400. "Annual Report"; "Securing Labor-Management Peace Through Mediation"; "FMCS, Its Role in the Health Care Industry"; "Arbitration"; "Mediation and Labor Management Relations in the Federal Service"; "Mediation in Public Sector Labor Management Disputes"; "Mediation in Age Discrimination Disputes"; and "Labor-Management Committees: Planning for Progress."
Related Programs
46.001, Labor-Management Relations.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
Interested persons may contact the appropriate region office for Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters Office
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 2100 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20427. Contact: Gary R. Hattal, Director of FMCS Institute. Telephone: (202) 606-3627; or Cynthia D. Hedgepeth, Public Affairs Specialist. Telephone: (202) 606-8091.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Not applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Not applicable.
