ACFO’s Funding Democracy summit: Updates and answers

ACFO’s Funding Democracy summit is a mere two months away. There are still some seats reserved for ACFO members so […]

Funding Democracy: The austerity agenda

Over the past six years, governments around the world have responded to the global economic downturn with a focus on balancing budgets, where “balance,” under the auspices of an austerity agenda, […]

ACFO welcomes the Alternative Federal Budget

ACFO is pleased to offer its support to the taxation and public service investment recommendations laid out in the Canadian […]

You’re invited: ACFO hosting a historic global summit on sustainable government

Many of you may have already heard about Funding Democracy, an ACFO-organized global summit that will bring together world-renowned leaders […]

Collective Bargaining: Primer on job action options and the importance of the right to strike

Today, February 18, has been designated the global day of action for the right to strike by the International Trade […]

Nov 20, 2014

Harassment in the public service

Earlier this week the Ottawa Citizen published an article recounting Treasury Board President Tony Clement’s statements regarding his “zero-tolerance” policy […]

The return of Bill C-377

It’s now well known that the Conservative government is resuscitating controversial private member’s Bill C-377. This bill, which would allow the government to force unions to hand […]

ACFO grows its network by entering strategic partnership with IFPTE

As part of our effort to grow our network of partnerships and find like-minded groups around the world to collaborate […]

Strengthening whistleblower protection

The issue of whistleblower protection is one that ACFO has been championing vigorously both at home and around the world […]

Reflections on Labour Day

As the clock winds down on another summer and families get ready for another year of school, it can be […]

ACFO on Budget 2015: Tackle austerity through tax reform

ACFO recently submitted a brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance as part of that committee’s budget […]

Disturbing news about the Trade In Services Agreement (TISA)

Public Services International (PSI), an international advocacy group with whom ACFO has been working cooperatively in recent years, raised new […]