c.

D.

Public Information and Education Activities

This is an important supporting function to the total mediation effort. Typical activities include mediator participation in labor relations conferences or forums, seminars co-sponsored with universities, speeches before professional groups, press relations, and other activities related to the collective bargaining and mediation function.

Arbitration Services

The

This is a commonly accepted procedure used by
labor and management to solve problems that arise
out of the interpretation and implementation of
an existing agreement. It is usually the termi-
nal point of the grievance procedure contained
in the agreement; the acceptance by the parties
results in settlement of grievances and other
disputes without resort to work stoppages.
Service contributes to better labor-management
relations by making available to the parties,
panels of skilled arbitrators from which selec-
tions of individuals can be made by the parties
to hear and decide the issues in dispute. The
parties pay the arbitrator's fee and other re-
lated expenses. The Service has implemented an
automated arbitrator selection and reporting
system in Fiscal Year 1972.

ure Implications

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Hfect of Phase III

During the re ar 1974, major al manufacturing stal service,

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