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May 06, 2024

Massachusetts custodians mobilize to defeat privatization effort

Custodians in Duxbury, Massachusetts, and Council 93 defeated a privatization effort that threatened their jobs and the quality of services they provide.

March 07, 2024

Houston public employees protect city water by defeating privatization proposal

HOPE Local 123 members defeated Houston’s plans to privatize a water plant.

January 19, 2022

WFSE members ensure minimum wage law applies to all Washingtonians

A private prison company in Washington state exploited immigrant detainees by paying them as little as $1 a day. AFSCME members successfully ended that practice by taking the company to court.

July 29, 2021

In a victory for AFSCME, New Mexico’s private prison population to be cut in half

Learn how AFSCME’s campaign to return prison prisons to public hands is paying off in New Mexico.

July 20, 2021

AFSCME Rhode Island fights privatization of services to the elderly and disabled

Services for Rhode Island’s elderly, disabled and vulnerable people were set to be privatized or cut. But AFSCME members prevented that from happening.

February 02, 2021

Biden executive order against federal use of private prisons is a step in the right direction

President Joe Biden’s executive order asking the Justice Department to stop renewing its contracts with private prison companies is the right thing to do.

June 25, 2020

Fight to #SavethePostOffice

The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the U.S. Postal Service. Join the fight to #SavethePostOffice.

May 07, 2020

The Case Against Private Prisons

Private prisons put communities at risk. By cutting corners to boost profits, they endanger inmates and correctional staff alike. Public safety belongs in the public sector.

January 02, 2020

DC 37 Members Demand Accountability from NYC’s Private Hospitals

AFSCME members in New York are speaking out about runaway charges in the city’s largest private hospitals and are asking the city council to resolve the problem.

November 25, 2019

In Nashua, New Hampshire, School Workers Win Fight Against Privatization

AFSCME Local 365 (Council 93) school workers in Nashua, New Hampshire, fought privatization, winning a new five-year contract.

August 14, 2019

The Financial Consultant Who Ruins State Budgets

Read about a budget consultant who’s infamous for shrinking budgets at the cost of essential public services.

July 11, 2019

School Bus Privatization Blocked in Maryland’s Second-Largest District

The members of Local 2250 organized and wrote hundreds of letters to school board members urging them to cancel the vote.

May 17, 2019

ASEA Members Block Privatization of Alaska Psychiatric Institute

More than 200 Alaska State Employees Association (ASEA) members work at API as protective service workers, nurses and clinicians.

April 25, 2019

International Public Sector Unions Tackle Privatization

North American members of Public Services International – an international confederation of public sector labor unions – gathered in Washington, D.C., last week to discuss the many threats posed by privatization.

April 08, 2019

Solidarity prevails in Rockford privatization fight

When members of AFSCME Local 1275 (Council 31) stood as one and said no to outsourcing, their employer – Rockford, Illinois, Public Schools – backed down.

March 29, 2019

Fight is on to Save Alaska Psychiatric Institute

ASEA members are fighting the newly elected governor’s plan to privatize the Alaska Psychiatric Institute. We want it to remain under taxpayer control.

March 05, 2019

Clean Drinking Water for All Should be Top Priority for Congress

Congress hasn’t invested enough in water infrastructure and some lawmakers make matters worse by supporting dangerous ideas like privatizing drinking-water systems.

November 26, 2018

Want Your Mail? Say No to Privatizing the Postal Service

The U.S. Postal Service is the most popular federal government agency, and it’s been around since 1775. Now, the most unpopular president in modern times, wants to sell it off to the private sector.

November 20, 2018

Voting to Keep Public Services in Public Hands

Voters chose to side with the common good in at least two powerful ways: stopping privatization and implementing progressive taxes to pay for much-needed public services.

August 23, 2018

Keeping Baltimore’s Water in Public Hands

AFSCME leads fight to bar the sale of the city’s water utility.

June 12, 2018

MA Local Blocks School Bus Service Privatization Scheme

One Massachusetts local blocked a misguided plan to privatize bus services offered by the public school district.

June 01, 2018

City of Ann Arbor AFSCME Workers Notch Big Anti-Outsourcing Victory

AFSCME members who work for the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, notched a big victory against outsourcing recently.

May 30, 2018

Privatization Plan Defeated in NH

Members of an AFSCME local in New Hampshire fought off a school district’s proposal to privatize custodial services.

May 18, 2018

AFSCME Members Fight Privatization of Florida Public Utility

AFSCME members in Jacksonville, Florida, have won the first round in their fight to prevent the local electric utility from falling into private hands.

April 19, 2018

Why Prison Privatization is Bad: A Case Study

A recent instance of prison violence in Mississippi shows why prison privatization is bad.

March 20, 2018

The Right Way to Fix Infrastructure

Unlike the White House’s infrastructure proposal, the Senate Democrats’ plan gives us a substantive roadmap for rebuilding our country.

February 21, 2018

An Infrastructure Plan or a Big Con?

President Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan is not really about infrastructure at all – it’s about benefitting corporations and the wealthy at the expense of everyone else.

January 09, 2018

Atlantic City Water Services to Remain in Public Hands

Atlantic City, N.J., water services to remain public, thanks to AFSCME members.

August 02, 2017

Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Still Has No Foundation

How far has President Donald Trump’s plans on infrastructure progressed? So far, not much.

July 25, 2017

Senate Votes to Proceed with Eyes Closed on Health Care

The U.S. Senate today voted to begin debate on a bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which has allowed tens of millions of Americans to afford health insurance.

Privatization Archive

Massachusetts custodians mobilize to defeat privatization effort

Houston public employees protect city water by defeating privatization proposal

WFSE members ensure minimum wage law applies to all Washingtonians

In a victory for AFSCME, New Mexico’s private prison population to be cut in half

AFSCME Rhode Island fights privatization of services to the elderly and disabled

Biden executive order against federal use of private prisons is a step in the right direction

Fight to #SavethePostOffice

The Case Against Private Prisons

DC 37 Members Demand Accountability from NYC’s Private Hospitals

In Nashua, New Hampshire, School Workers Win Fight Against Privatization

The Financial Consultant Who Ruins State Budgets

School Bus Privatization Blocked in Maryland’s Second-Largest District

ASEA Members Block Privatization of Alaska Psychiatric Institute

International Public Sector Unions Tackle Privatization

Solidarity prevails in Rockford privatization fight

Fight is on to Save Alaska Psychiatric Institute

Clean Drinking Water for All Should be Top Priority for Congress

Want Your Mail? Say No to Privatizing the Postal Service

Voting to Keep Public Services in Public Hands

Keeping Baltimore’s Water in Public Hands

MA Local Blocks School Bus Service Privatization Scheme

City of Ann Arbor AFSCME Workers Notch Big Anti-Outsourcing Victory

Privatization Plan Defeated in NH

AFSCME Members Fight Privatization of Florida Public Utility

Why Prison Privatization is Bad: A Case Study

The Right Way to Fix Infrastructure

An Infrastructure Plan or a Big Con?

Atlantic City Water Services to Remain in Public Hands

Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Still Has No Foundation

Senate Votes to Proceed with Eyes Closed on Health Care