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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Descriptions

34.001:  Labor Mediation and Conciliation

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.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

34.001 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.

34.001 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:  Not applicable.

Appeals:  Not applicable.

Renewals:  Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  Not applicable.

34.001 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 46.001 Labor-Management Relations.

34.001 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

34.001 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE

Type of Assistance:  Provision of Specialized Services; Advisory Services and Counseling.

Obligations:  (Salaries and expenses) FY 99 $34,120,000; FY 00 est $34,620,000; and FY 01 est $36,834,000.

Budget Account Number:  93-0100-0-1-505.

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.

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."

34.001 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  Interested persons may contact the appropriate district 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: David Helfert, Director of Communications. Phone: (202) 606-8097; or Elizabeth A. Phillips, Public Affairs Specialist. Phone: (202) 606-8097.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

34.001 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Not applicable.

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.

34.001 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Not applicable.

Audits:  Not applicable.

Records:  Not applicable.