President Clinton Names Richard Barnes as Director of the Feder

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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary


For Immediate Release                          January 14, 1999


PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES RICHARD BARNES AS DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL
MEDIATION AND
CONCILIATION SERVICE

 The President today announced his intent to nominate Richard Barnes to
serve
as Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

 Mr. Richard Barnes, a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, has served as
Deputy
Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service since 1996 and
was
instrumental in resolving the 1997 UPS/Teamsters strike.  He has served
with
the FMCS for eleven years.  In 1996, he was a  Regional Director,
overseeing
operations in fifteen southern states.  From 1994 to 1996, he served as
District Director, overseeing operations in nine southern states.   He was a
Commissioner from 1987 to 1994, mediating disputes in the Atlanta Field
Office.  From 1972 to 1987, he served as an International Representative
and
District Council Business Manager of the Laborers' International Union of
North
America. Mr. Barnes received a B.A. degree from Antioch University.

 The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) assists labor and
management in resolving disputes in collective bargaining contract
negotiations
through voluntary mediation and arbitration services.  The FMCS also
provides
training to unions and management in cooperative processes to improve
long-term
relationships under the Labor Management Cooperation Act of 1978, and
awards
grants to joint labor-management committees to encourage innovative
approaches
to cooperative efforts.

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