Category: Privatization
- 06/29/12 Muskogee City Employees Win Back Collective Bargaining Rights City council restores rights that were stripped away last spring.
- 05/30/12 North Miami Beach AFSCME Members Fight Sanitation Privatization Member mobilization, community outreach put the brakes on city manager's push to privatize sanitation services.
- 05/08/12 AFSCME Social Worker Rescues Infant 23-year social services veteran subdued mother to save wounded infant in Baltimore.
- 04/26/12 Jindal Bows to Public Pressure, Halts State Prison Sale Louisiana governor’s plan to sell a prison called off due to public outcry.
- 04/19/12 Florida AFSCME Members Fight Privatization Members of AFSCME Council 79 participated in the Push Back Summit to Save South Florida.
- 04/10/12 Library Workers Will Not Be Shushed On National Library Workers Day, AFSCME is fighting to protect our nation’s public libraries.
- 04/10/12 University of California Irvine Ends Outsourcing of Custodial Services After a four-year battle, 94 custodial workers were officially classified as University employees.
- 03/27/12 Florida Local Stops Privatization Scheme Community sides with workers, against attempt to privatize the Hallandale Beach Building Services Department.
- 03/22/12 Maryland Workers Beat Back Privateers Prince George’s County Public Schools will not contract out Before- and After-Care services.
- 02/21/12 Prison Privateer Offers to Buy Prisons from Starving States Corrections Corporation of America will give cash in exchange for own-and-operate services.
