...schedule.The sides met in small groups throughout the day Wednesday. They held a full bargaining session with a federal mediator at night that lasted nearly five hours and ended about 1 a.m. Thursday.The biggest detail to emerge was that...

...The shipping lines have also agreed to meet with a federal mediator Thursday in Washington, D.C., but the union...working to get both sides to the bargaining table with federal mediators. But Spinosa said: ''We don't need outside...

...The district has been bargaining with the associations for about eight months. Teams decided Friday to bring in a federal mediator to help resolve the contract dispute. "I think it's just a statement from the employees that they have no confidence...

...As a result, negotiators have agreed to call in a federal mediator. The hospital did not release a statement on the...counsel representing the nurses association, said a federal mediator was prepared to begin work as soon as March. "I...

...in the National Staff Organization-Alaska each ratified a tentative agreement reached Friday with the help of a federal mediator. Staff members were to return to work Tuesday morning, three weeks after they went out on strike. Neither side...

...bargaining in good faith and striving to reach a reasonable and fair agreement. At First Student's request, a Federal Mediator has been asked to participate in negotiations. Should workers choose to strike, contingency plans are well placed...