Draining the Swamp: How the FMCS Shutdown Exposed Bureaucratic Rot

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) is, at first glance, an unassuming bureaucracy. Established in 1947 under the Labor-Management Relations Act, its ostensible purpose was to provide voluntary mediation between unions and employers to avert labor disputes. Yet, as is often the case with government agencies founded under noble pretense…