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FMCS Arbitration Request Fees Increasing Oct. 1

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to News and Announcements for Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.   Tue., Sep. 26, 2023 For Immediate Release Website: www.fmcs.gov                                                                  Contact: Greg Raelson Congressional & Public Affairs Phone: (202) 606-8081 FMCS Arbitration Request Fees Increasing Oct. 1 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sep. 26, 2023)… Continue Reading

SFLERP Election Results

The Board of Directors congratulates Laura “Lex” Stanley (Management), May Olivia Silverstein (Union), and Jim Kinney (Neutral) for being elected to the SFLERP Board for the next two years. The Board commends Gary Kloepfer for his service on the Board and his continued support of SFLERP. Continue Reading

SFLERP Members Approve new By-Laws

Society members voted this summer to approve a new set of By-Laws for SFLERP that reflect changes in technology, inclusivity, and conformance to established practices.  SFLERP member Barry Shapiro read the draft very carefully and discovered a typo.  New Article IV, Section 2, provides that people who otherwise meet membership requirements will be considered as… Continue Reading

Biden Appoints Three SFLERP Members to the FSIP

On August 23, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. announced his intent to appoint new members to the Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP).  Among them, several are longtime members of the Society including the newly selected Chair of the Panel, Martin H. Malin, as well as Howard Friedman and Marvin E. Johnson.  Other Members of… Continue Reading

SFLERP Executive Director to Retire in September

After more than a quarter century as Executive Director of the Society, Paco Martínez-Alvarez announced to the Board of Directors his plan to retire at the end of September 2021.  Paco came to SFLERP in October 1995 after having served as Acting Executive Director of SPIDR, the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution now the… Continue Reading

A Time to Review the Status of Federal Labor-Management Relations Policy

A Time to Review the Status of Federal Labor-Management Relations Policy By: Marick F. Masters* Submitted for publication on November 29, 2020. The opinions expressed here are solely those of the writer and do not in any way reflect SFLERP’s positions. The advent of a new presidential administration, especially one to succeed the highly controversial… Continue Reading

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