Jun 10, 2013

PSI: Your Future in Public Hands

Public Services International (PSI ) demands a renewed commitment of governments towards meaningful social dialogue in the public sector and […]

Pay In Arrears: Changes to Pay Administration

In recent weeks, the Association has received a number of questions and concerns from FIs regarding Treasury Board’s rumoured plan […]

May 31, 2013

National Public Service Week 2013

National Public Service Week is an opportunity to recognize the hard work and dedication of public servants who contribute so […]

International Workers Day 2013

April 28th marks the Day of Mourning for those who have died on the job. On May 1st, we celebrated […]

Apr 30, 2013

Bill C-377: The Conservative Attack on the Freedom of Association

Liberal Senators met with seven union representatives from Quebec and one from the federal level to discuss Bill C-377. A […]

Apr 23, 2013

The Foreign Service Office and the attack on public service unions

Below are the final two paragraphs from a recent Ottawa Citizen article regarding how our colleagues at the Foreign Service […]

Apr 22, 2013

ACFO Efforts Succeed in Holding former CHRT Chair Accountable

Attached is a memo sent to ACFO from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) in regards to an Integrity Commission’s […]

WFA Update- April 2013

Now that the government has tabled its Budget and Reports on Plans and Priorities, there have been several media reports of […]

Apr 16, 2013

Supporting our Professional Colleagues at PAFSO

The Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) recently voted in favour of strike action within the context of their […]

Collective Bargaining Update: Arbitration Proposals Presented

ACFO and TBS presented their arbitration briefs to the Arbitration Board on Friday April 5th, 2013. The case is now […]

Quality public services for all on International Workers' Day, 1 May 2013

Your future is in public hands – quality public services for all! The international labour movement celebrates 1 May in […]

Mar 22, 2013

Where Are the Numbers?

The 2013 Budget was released by the Government yesterday and as always, ACFO has an eye to how this budget […]