Thinking the Unthinkable: Contractual Perspectives for 1989
The Foreign Service contract expired in April 1989. In considering the current negotiations for the next FS contract, it may be helpful to reflect upon the experience gained in the negotiation of the last contract, and to review developments subsequent to the…
From the President’s Desk // Le mot du président
Officially, we are the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers. But in the recent past, I believe we may have been placing too much emphasis on our uncredited union title to the detriment of our professional interests.
Congés autofinancés
Les membres de l’APASE se souviendront qu’au cours des deux dernières rondes de négociation, le concept d’un congé sabbatique financé à même le salaire de l’employé avait fait l’objet de revendications qui n’avaient pas été retenues par l’employeur. Il semble que depuis,…
I’ve Seen the Enemy and the Enemy is US
Throughout history mankind has devised ways to better his lot. Better organization. Better technology. Better education. Unfortunately, we are almost equally good at injuring ourselves by doing things like stiffling technology, fighting wars and setting false priorities.
From the President’s Desk // Le mot du président
Democracy is alive and well at PAFSO. At the fall Annual General Meeting over fifty percent of the membership elected 11 new members to the Executive out of a slate of 20 candidates. I believe that we now have a very strong…
Editor’s Notebook
This issue of bout de papier is dedicated to the memory of the life and work of John W. Holmes who died August 13, 1988. Although he spent more of his working life as a scholar and a teacher, John Holmes made…
PAFSO Is Ready to Serve You
The PAFSO office and its Executive Director exist to assist the membership with problems they encounter in their professional and rotational life. The PAFSO Executive Director is hired by the Executive Committee and reports directly to the President of PAFSO. The responsibilities…
Letters // Correspondance
Editor, bout de papier is a very well-produced magazine and full of interest. Having had something to do with International Perspectives when it was trying to be both a departmental and an objective publication, I can sympathize with those who are producing…
From the President’s Desk // Le mot du président
This is my last column for bout de papier, written with one foot on the airplane. Thanks to CIDA’s decentralization plans, I am being posted to Dar-es-Salaam, from whence it will be very difficult to come back for Executive meetings and other…
Editor’s Notebook
Promotions are cause for champagne and celebration. But not so for the Editorial Board of bout de papier. Promotion has robbed bout of our editor only months after he slipped so naturally into the position. Dan Livermore has left a distinct legacy…
