It's Unwise to Privatize
Driven by wrong-minded public officials and corporate greed, contracts for public services are doled out without regard to cost effectiveness or quality. Time and time again, the public pays more and gets lower quality of services while public workers are laid off and corruption scandals make the news. AFSCME is fighting hard to preserve quality public services, ensure that public service employees are treated fairly and hold elected officials accountable to the public.
Fighting Back
2011 was a pivotal year for the working middle class. It started with the scapegoating of public service workers for the country's economic woes, and continued with unprecedented attacks on...
The Struggle Continues...
America's working class is part of the solution. We're fed up with attacks from politicians backed by Wall Street bankers. We won't let them take our rights. We wont let...
STRUGGLE IN THE HEARTLAND 2011
Public workers in Richmond City, Ohio call for a real voice in the workplace.
Doors
AFSCME's latest television spot, entitled "Doors," focuses on the choice voters face in the November mid-term election. More here: http://www.afscme.org/press/29088.cfm The television spot will run for two weeks in media...
- Feb 02 Volunteer Member Organizers Head Out in Tulsa, Okla. City employees organize against privatization and anti-worker threats. (Blog)
- Jan 31 Florida Public Safety for Sale Republican state Sen. Mike Fasano speaks out against a bill to privatize Florida's prisons. (Blog)
- Jan 25 ‘Our Democracy is Not for Sale’ Arizona retirees, public service workers and community activists protest undue influence of corporate special interests.... (Blog)
- Jan 19 Prison Privatization in Florida Puts Public at Risk State moves closer to putting prisons in the hands of lobbyists and for-profit corporations. (Blog)
- Nov 07 State Pushing Cuts on Backs of ‘Grateful’ Workers New York Times takes a critical look at the pitfalls of outsourcing public services. (Blog)
- Oct 25 CNBC Puts a Spotlight on For-Profit Prison Firm Report cites assaults at privately run Idaho Correctional Center. (Blog)
- Oct 20 Judge Blocks Michigan Veterans Home Privatization Scheme Veterans’ health and safety comes first, judge rules in outsourcing dispute. (Blog)
- Oct 01 Florida Court Rebukes Governor’s Prison Sale Ruling blocks Gov. Scott’s plan to turn 29 state facilities over to private contractors. (Blog)
- Sep 13 Privatization Doesn’t Pay, POGO Study Proves New report details why contracting out is a bad idea for taxpayers. (Blog)
- Jun 14 Prison Privatization as Political Payback Taxpayers wind up paying more when private contractors cut corners on safety, health and services.... (Blog)
- Jun 02 NYC Privatization Scandal Grows With New Arrest City’s over-reliance on outside contractors results in yet another example of waste, fraud and corruption.... (Blog)
- May 19 Private Prison Savings Are a Hoax New York Times report shows prisons run by private corporations cost taxpayers more, not less.... (Blog)
- Feb 01 Florida Prisons Bill Would Expand Private Management, Netting A Big Win For Political Contributors State could hand over a major slice of its prison system to private, for-profit businesses.... (Huffington Post)
- Jun 23 Report: Private Prisons Love Mass Incarceration, And Want Politicians To Love It Too Major private prison companies have an incentive to encourage policies which increase populations. (Talking Points Memo)
- Jun 16 Privatization At The Heart Of Divisive Battles In Wisconsin Secretary-Treasurer Lee Saunders: what Walker is doing is "a power play, pure and simple." (Huffington Post)
- Jun 14 LEAKED: Secret Report on Jindal's Privatization Plan Louisiana effort to privatize health insurance would increase premiums according to confidential report. (Talking Points Memo)
- Jun 05 Gov. Jindal's plan to sell state prisons is killed by House committee Louisiana House deals governor a tough loss on a top priority for his administration. (Times-Picayune)
- May 31 Private prisons see opposition A proposal to privatize six prisons in Ohio faces opposition from a coalition of non-profit... (Marion Star)
- May 19 Private Prisons Found to Offer Little in Savings Data from Arizona suggests privately operated prisons can cost more to operate than state-run prisons.... (New York Times)
- May 17 Scott Walker Quietly Consolidating Power In Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug La Follette: "It's a power grab. He wants to control everything."... (Huffington Post)
- Apr 15 ACLU warns against plan to sell state prisons Privatizing Ohio prisons won't save money, will undermine sentencing reform and will post a security... (THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH)
- Apr 12 Countering the Siege AFSCME President McEntee on how attacks on public service workers have energized union members and... (New York Times)
- Apr 12 Countering the Siege AFSCME President McEntee on how attacks on public service workers have energized union members and... (New York Times)
- Apr 03 Editorial: Dump the prison privatization plan Florida Senate proposal would cause massive disruption (Miami Herald)
