대사관 파업이 잠정 종결되었다는 소식입니다.
이제 정상적으로 비자 수속이 이루어 지면 좋겠습니다.
감사합니다.

Striking diplomats make pay gains in tentative deal

Foreign service officers end strike after reaching tentative agreement with government

Canada's striking diplomats have moved closer to the pay equity they wanted, according to details of the tentative agreement provided to CBC News.

The agreement between the union representing foreign service officers and the Treasury Board effectively ends one of the longest strikes in the federal public service. Both sides announced the news on Thursday afternoon.

The agreement, which still needs to be ratified by union members before it can be put in place, moves the union members much closer to salaries equal to other civil servants who do similar work and who sometimes take the place of foreign service officers on postings abroad.

The deal is expected to cost $2.5 million, about 60 per cent of the $4.2 million sought by the union.

Tim Edwards, president of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO), posted the news on Twitter, saying that the two sides had reached a settlement, adding that all strike measures would cease immediately.

"Good news for free collective bargaining," Edwards said.

Treasury Board President Tony Clement, right, posted this "seflie" photo on Instagram after he and PAFSO president Tim Edwards, left, "signed a deal that is good for taxpayers & FSOs." (Instagram)

In a written news statement, Treasury Board president Tony Clement said he was pleased to announce the two sides had reached a deal.

“The settlement represents the efforts of both parties to reach an agreement that is aligned with what was accepted by other public- and private-sector employees," Clement said.

“This is the same balanced and consistent approach which has allowed the government to settle 26 of 27 collectively bargained agreements in the core public administration.”