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Statement from ACFO President on Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Ottawa incidents

By now you are all aware of the attacks against Canadian Forces personnel and others that have taken place this […]

Collective bargaining update: Negotiating Team named and dates set

The first dates for public service collective bargaining for the FI Group have been set – ACFO and Treasury Board […]

The return of Bill C-377

It’s now well known that the Conservative government is resuscitating controversial private member’s Bill C-377. This bill, which would allow the government to force unions to hand […]

Preliminary Notice – 2014 Annual General Meeting

Preliminary notice of ACFO’s Twenty-Fifth Annual General Meeting (AGM) is hereby given in accordance with Article 9.13.1 of By-law Number […]

ACFO joins global partners to call attention to threats in global trade pacts

The potential threat to public services in secret international trade agreements such as the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement […]

ACFO grows its network by entering strategic partnership with IFPTE

As part of our effort to grow our network of partnerships and find like-minded groups around the world to collaborate […]

Update on public service collective bargaining and more chatter about sick leave

The issue of sick leave in the federal public service is back in the news this week. As the first […]

Strengthening whistleblower protection

The issue of whistleblower protection is one that ACFO has been championing vigorously both at home and around the world […]

Reflections on Labour Day

As the clock winds down on another summer and families get ready for another year of school, it can be […]

The impact of austerity at the bargaining table

According to an article in the Ottawa Citizen, the Assistant Parliamentary Budget Officer believes government departments are poised to eliminate […]

ACFO on Budget 2015: Tackle austerity through tax reform

ACFO recently submitted a brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance as part of that committee’s budget […]

Parliamentary Budget Officer reports on sick leave (plus updates on collective bargaining)

As preparations continue for the upcoming round of collective bargaining, no issue has seen greater public attention than that of […]