CO Conversion
By now, you will all have received the departmental telex announcing the conversion of CO positions to the Foreign Service Group. PAFSO realizes the implications this decision will have on its membership. Consultations will be on-going with the department throughout this exercise.…
A Foreign Service Act?
Has the time come for a Foreign Service Act?
Oral Submission to the Board
proposal, we would submit that it must be within the powers of this Board to consider this matter, whether as a question “necessarily incidental” to the arbitration under Section 67, or as a factor relevant to the matters in dispute under Section…
Négociations et Arbitrage — 1985: Contribution de Margaret Huber
Maintenant que le tour de négociations pour notre nouvelle convention collective est passé, et que le processus se soit terminé par la décision arbitrale rendue par la Commission des relations de travail de la Fonction publique, je crois qu’il soit opportun de…
Where Do We Go From Here?
In contract negotiations with Treasury Board, PAFSO is somewhat in the position of a small company trying to renegotiate a service contract with a giant monopolist. Although Treasury Board negotiators and lawyers are skilled professionals, amicable and polite, they leave no doubt…
Arbitration! A Summary and Result
After 13 rounds of bargaining PAFSO was unable to negotiate a contract with Treasury Board. For the first time in its history PAFSO turned to an Arbitral Tribunal for a new collective agreement.
Grief de communications
par Christine Manseau Directeur exécutif
A Pat, A Welcome and A Decision
They deserve a pat on the back. As quarterback, Margaret Huber assembled a team of talent and kept her eye firmly on the bottom line. Jon Fried may one day be Departmental Legal Advisor. His acerbic examination of witnesses was revealing and…
Foreign Service Contract Update
For the first time ever PAFSO has gone to arbitration. Despite strong efforts over the past months by the PAFSO bargaining team in more than 13 contract negotiation meetings with representatives of Treasury Board and the Department of External Affairs, agreement has…
Directives sur le service extérieur
Les consultations relatives à la révision triennale des directives sur le service extérieur se sont terminées par une impasse. Les parties représentées au sein du comité n’ont pu en arriver à un consensus eu égard aux DSE16 Honoraires de ventes d’immeuble et…
