FMCS Service

**Bargainers should also check reporting requirements with state labor offices for state mediation notice requirements**

• Reporting Requirements and Forms from the FMCS
• F-7 Notice Submission Form

  o  Written notice of failure to reach a new agreement is required 30 days prior to contract expiration with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services (FMCS).

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services Available

• Arbitration
• Collective Bargaining Mediation
• FMCS District Offices