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For workplace safety and health, please call 800-321-6742; for mine safety and health, please call 800-746-1553; for Job Corps, please call 800-733-5627 and for Wage and Hour, please call 1-866-487-9243 (1 866-4-US-WAGE).  This website is currently not being updated due to the suspension of Federal government services. The last update to the site was 10/1/2025.  Updates to the site will start again when the Federal government resumes operations.

Trouble getting to an agreement with your employer

My coworkers and I have a union and we’re having trouble getting to an agreement with our employer

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is available to provide training, mediation, and facilitation to support the collective bargaining process and prevent, manage, or resolve labor disputes.

If you have a union, you may be able to obtain some training, mediation, and facilitation resources at no cost, if you and your coworkers are having trouble getting to an agreement with your employer.

Need more information?

The elaws (Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and Small Businesses) Advisors are a set of online tools developed by the U.S. Department of Labor to help employees and employers understand their rights and responsibilities under federal employment laws.