The first head-scratcher is the appointment of Allison Beck to lead the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services (FMCS). FMCS employs a lot of mediators and arbitrators that unions and companies use during labor negotiations and for conflict resolution. Many times over the years, I have relied upon the impartial advice and skills of FMCS personnel.…

The Federal Mediation Conciliation Service (FMCS) is a federal government agency that, in theory, helps companies and unions find peaceful and economical resolutions to labor disputes. The relationship between a company and the union that represents its employees can be acrimonious, which can result in work stoppages, violence, sabotage, and severe disruption to the company,…