Arbitration! A Summary and Result

Jon Fried presents oral submission to arbitration board.

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.

Directives du Service extérieur

Directives du Service extérieur

Chacun d’entre vous aura reçu déjà un document faisant état de lentente intervenue au sein du Comité des Directives du Service extérieur du Conseil national mixte et énumérant les nouvelles provisions qui devraient entrer en vigueur le ler décembre 1985.

A Pat, A Welcome and A Decision

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…

Portrait of an Issue

Portrait of an Issue

We have made radical changes to Bout de Papier during the past year. Our spring issue introduced our new magazine. In this edition aggressive advertising by our Business Manager, Debra Donaldson, has allowed us to introduce colour (literally, rather than figuratively: some…

Professional Committee Report

Professional Committee Report

The PAFSO Professional Committee’s 1984-1985 season closed with a flurry of events, including two evening seminars (on the future of the Foreign Service and on the Green Paper) and a long roster of major Breakfast Seminar speakers: four departmental deputy ministers; representatives…

Foreign Service Contract Update

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

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…