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WFA Q&A Conference Call

In light of the recent federal budget cutbacks, ACFO will be holding conference calls in both English and French to […]

New podcast: Episode 16 - Classification and Job Content Grievances

Classification and Job Content Grievances Transcript: Welcome to Your Collective Agreement Explained, your plain language guide to the FI collective […]

WFA Alternation: What it is and how it works

The Association has received a number of questions from FIs regarding alternation as part of the Work Force Adjustment (WFA) […]

$5.2 Billion in Federal Spending Cuts Will Lead to More Than 40,000 Job Losses in the Private Sector

According to an analysis conducted by the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE), the $5.2-billion cutback in spending announced in […]

WFA notification: affected vs surplus status

Receiving a work force adjustment (WFA) notification does not always mean that your position has been eliminated. During the early […]

Report Summary for the 2012 Federal Budget

On Thursday, March 29th, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tabled the 2012 Federal Budget.  The following is a summary of key […]

Financial Officers Remind Government of Need for Proper Financial Capacity

OTTAWA, March 29, 2012 – Following the release of the 2012 Federal Budget, the Association of Canadian Financial Officers reminded […]

It's that time of year again, have you claimed your overtime?

ACFO frequently hears that FIs feel pressured by managers not to claim overtime. You should not feel intimidated by those […]

New podcast: Episode 15 - Sitting on your rights

Sitting on your rights Article Date: 2012-03-05T00:00:00  

ACFO President Milt Isaacs meets with Commons Committee MPs

In a series of meetings on Parliament Hill on March 1, 2012, ACFO President Milt Isaacs made a strong case […]

Collective bargaining update: first bargaining session

Representatives from ACFO and Treasury Board bargaining teams met in Ottawa on February 6th to exchange proposals.  The full bargaining […]

Supreme Court Hears Appeal in Pension Surplus Appropriation Case

On February 9th 2012, public service unions appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn the Ontario Court of Appeal’s ruling […]