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EPISODE · Jul 21, 2025 · 55 MIN

Power At Work Blogcast #100: The Future of Labor Mediation with Javier Ramirez

from Power At Work · host The Burnes Center for Social Change

In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Javier Ramirez to discuss the future of labor mediation after President Trump shut down the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). Ramirez takes you inside the negotiating room and explains the critical role labor mediators play.Watch now to learn about what happens next and why labor mediation is important. Also, learn from one of the nation's foremost mediators how the process works, and more broadly, why collective bargaining can be a model for dispute resolution in American society. Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.usTikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter: / poweratworkblog Facebook: poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-workJavier Ramirez is the Executive Manager of the National Conflict Resolution Service at the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution at Cornell University’s School of Industrial & Labor Relations. Previously, Javier served as Deputy Director of Field Operations at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).

In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Javier Ramirez to discuss the future of labor mediation after President Trump shut down the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). Ramirez takes you inside the negotiating room and explains the critical role labor mediators play.Watch now to learn about what happens next and why labor mediation is important. Also, learn from one of the nation's foremost mediators how the process works, and more broadly, why collective bargaining can be a model for dispute resolution in American society. Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.usTikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter: / poweratworkblog Facebook: poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-workJavier Ramirez is the Executive Manager of the National Conflict Resolution Service at the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution at Cornell University’s School of Industrial & Labor Relations. Previously, Javier served as Deputy Director of Field Operations at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).

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