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26 July 2013 Shortly before noon today, PAFSO received a letter from the President of the Treasury Board in which he rejected our offer of binding arbitration. Minister Clement’s decision was based on the grounds that PAFSO would not accept…

24 July 2013 This morning, PAFSO sent a letter to the President of the Treasury Board. The correspondence addresses the conditions which the Government is seeking to attach to its acceptance of binding arbitration. While we would have preferred to…

23 July 2013 Shortly before today’s noon deadline, PAFSO received a letter from the President of the Treasury Board responding to our offer of binding arbitration. As he has stated publicly, Minister Clement has agreed to PAFSO’s offer of binding…

22 July 2013 AGM - NEW LOCATION OTTAWA CONVENTION CENTRE ROOM 214 55 COLONEL BY DRIVE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2013 4:00 P.M. Letter of Nomination Form 2013 N O T I C E PAFSO ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SKELTON LOBBY/CADIEUX AUDITORIUM…

18 July 2013 Tim Edwards, President of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO), issued the following statement on July 18, 2013 in Ottawa: “In light of the severe and mounting impacts of job action by Canada’s Foreign Service…

25 June 2013 Members of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) will hold a picket on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 from 11:30 to 1:00 p.m. in front of the Prime Minister’s office at the Langevin Block, on Wellington…

20 June 2013 As part of ongoing job action to bring Treasury Board back to the negotiating table to address wage inequities, Canada’s Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) announced ‘information pickets’ to be held Thursday, June 20th in…

07 June 2013 How did we get here? In mid-March 2013, the 1,350 members of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers – the union which represents Canada’s non-executive diplomats – voted 82% in favour of job action to bolster…

19 May 2013 PAFSO and Israel's Foreign Service Workers' Association have exchanged letters of support. Click below to view letters: Israel's Foreign Service Workers' Association letter PAFSO’s letter to Israel’s Foreign Service Workers' Association

15 May 2013 The Canadian Foreign Service Officer Awards were instituted in 1990 by PAFSO to provide recognition by one’s peers for exceptional achievement by an individual officer. The 2013 Canadian Foreign Service Awards Dinner will be held on: Thursday…