Description: The federal Treasury Board and the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers have reached a tentative agreement following a long-running strike.

Source: CBC

Date: 09/27/2013

Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/striking-diplomats-make-pay-gains-in-tentative-deal-1.1869907

Related links:

• Statement by the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers
• Statement by Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board
• Globe and Mail story
• Earlier update
• Public Service Labour Relations Board

Questions for discussion:

• What was the union seeking in this dispute?
• What, according to the CBC story, are the key features of this tentative agreement?
• What did the Public Service Labour Relations Board rule on Sept. 13?
• Consult your text. What does it mean to bargain in good faith?
• Do you think this ruling affected the outcome of these negotiations? Discuss.