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  • Federal Aviation Administration, ADR
    • The Alternative Dispute Resolution Staff (AGC-20) works closely with FAA program offices that are charged with managing FAA alternative dispute resolution (ADR) activities and initiatives.  It also coordinates and issues FAA ADR policy guidance, and provides training to FAA personnel in all aspects of ADR.
    • This site will introduce you to our office and to the ADR activities currently underway at the FAA.  The site is also intended to be a resource guide to help FAA employees and others learn about ADR.  The site contains links to ADR information from the FAA , other Federal agencies, and private organizations.  The links are set forth below and along the left margin of this page.  The information you can obtain through these links will be useful to management, unions, employees, mediators, and anyone interested in ADR activities at the FAA. 
  • The Federal Dispute Resolution Conference
    • On October 1, 2002, the Public Administration Forum joined the Federal Dispute Resolution Conference family to form the new FDR Conferences Inc. This non-profit, 501 (c) 3 education organization provides complete training solutions for the federal community. The integrated organization continues to sponsor the Annual Federal Dispute Resolution Conference each August as well as provide additional, direct enrollment training throughout the year, including the ever-popular “How to Rehabilitate or Remove the Problem Employee” one day seminar, and the three day “Retirement Planning for Federal Executives and Managers” conference. Specialized training on current federal employment law is also presented as trends in policies and procedures dictate. In addition, FDR Conferences Inc. offers on site training on a contract basis with individual federal agencies. On site courses include seminars for new employees, new and seasoned EEO personnel, mediation and negotiation training, and intense, focused sessions for managers and executives.
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, ADR Page
    • When parties are involved in a conflict, they may initially attempt to resolve the matter themselves. The traditional process is to engage in litigation. Thus, they turn the problem over to a judge to decide who is right, who is wrong (i.e., who has the better position), and how much it will all cost. In addition, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) offers a variety of methods to resolve the matter though settlement instead of litigation. It is a voluntary process where parties focus on meeting their business interests rather than on who has the stronger position. ADR usually involves a third party neutral, who helps the parties design a process to find mutually acceptable solutions to their disputes.
    • At FERC, the following groups assist parties with ADR:
      • Dispute Resolution Service (DRS)
      • FERC Trial Staff
      • Administrative Law Judges (ALJ)
      • Enforcement Hotline
  • Federal Labor Relations Authority, Collaboration and ADR Program
    • This agency-wide program, launched in January, 1996, provides overall coordination to support and expand FLRA labor-management cooperation and alternative dispute resolution efforts. CADR is the first unified program within the FLRA exclusively dedicated to targeting collaboration and alternative dispute resolution to every step of the labor-management dispute -- from investigation and prosecution to the adjudication of cases and resolution of bargaining impasses. ADR initiatives at the FLRA include:
      • Office of the General Counsel
      • Office of Administrative Law Judges
      • Federal Service Impasses Panel
  • Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
    • Since 1947, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service has provided mediation and arbitration services to industry, our communities and government agencies worldwide.  Our mission is to improve labor-management relations, to promote collective bargaining and to enhance organizational effectiveness.  Explore this site to learn who we are, what we do, and how we can assist you.
  • FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance
    • Focus Humanitarian Assistance is an international group of agencies established in Europe, North America and South Asia to complement the provision of emergency relief, principally in the developing world. It helps people in need reduce their dependence on humanitarian aid and facilitates their transition to sustainable self-reliant, long-term development. Focus Humanitarian Assistance is affiliated with the Aga Khan Development Network, a group of institutions working to improve opportunities and living conditions, for people of all faiths and origins, in specific regions of the developing world. Underlying the establishment of FOCUS by the Ismaili Muslim community is a history of successful initiatives to assist people struck by natural and man-made disasters in South and Central Asia, and Africa.

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  • Gandhi Institute
    • The M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence was founded in 1991 by the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Arun Gandhi, and his wife, Sunanda. The Gandhis provided seed money for the Institute through the sale of Gandhiji’s letters to his son and daughter-in-law (Arun’s parents), Manilal and Sushila. Sustaining funds come from contributions, publications, program fees, and modest grants. The Institute is hosted by Christian Brothers University, which graciously provides offices for our work in nonviolence.
  • General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals (GSBCA), ADR
    • This is a website privately maintained by Allan H. Goodman. It is not on a government server, and is not an official website of the General Services Administration or the General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals. This site is solely for the purpose of providing information which contains opinions of the author, for the convenience of those who wish to have access to such information. The articles in this website are protected by copyright, and may be downloaded and distributed if they are distributed in their entirety.
  • Global Exchange
    • Global Exchange is an international human rights organization dedicated to promoting political, social and environmental justice globally. Since our founding in 1988, we have been working to increase global awareness among the U.S. public while building partnerships around the world.
    • Our goals are:
      • to educate the U.S. public about critical global issues
      • to promote respect for the rights outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
      • to encourage both the U.S. government and private institutions to support policies that promote democratic and sustainable development
      • to link people in our own country and people in the global South who are working for political, social and environmental justice.

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  • The Hague Appeal for Peace
    • The Hague Appeal for Peace is an international network of organizations and individuals dedicated to the abolition of war and making peace a human right. The Global Campaign for Peace Education was launched at the Hague Appeal for Peace conference in May 1999. After the conference, Hague Appeal for Peace took the responsibility of coordinating the Campaign.

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