The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service:
A) is an agency that deals with unfair labor practices and secret ballot elections.
B) handles strikes which impact an entire industry and threaten the economy.
C) establishes the employee "bill of rights."
D) is monitored by a board of union stewards from across the country.
E) prevents labor-management disputes from impeding the free flow of commerce.

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The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is primarily tasked with preventing labor-management disputes from impeding the free flow of commerce. The agency provides mediation and conciliation services to help resolve disputes between labor and management without resorting to strikes or other disruptive actions. While the agency may become involved in high-profile industry-wide strikes, their main focus is on resolving disputes at the local level to prevent disruptions to the economy.