October 10, 2013

Foreign service workers reach tentative agreement with federal government

Looks like the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) Strike Action is now over. According to this report, Foreign service workers reach tentative agreement with federal government.
After staging the longest strike in public service history, Canada’s diplomats have reached a compromise with the Conservative government, bringing an end to a dispute that battered the country’s economy and its reputation abroad and may forever change the job action tactics of striking public servants. [Ottawa Citizen]
Hopefully, this development will address the delays in visa processing.