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Keep It Public
The private sector does a lot of things well. What it doesn’t do well is finance and deliver public services.
There are consequences when we hand management of water and sewage systems, roads and bridges, and hospital services and recreation facilities over to private, for-profit companies.
We lose control over those resources, we sacrifice transparency and often wind up paying much more.
If you're concerned about contracting out in your workplace, we can help you understand how privatization works and how to fight it.
You can also contact the Anti-Privatization Coordinator to help Keep it Public!
Here are some resources that can help you in your fight against privatization.
Latest Story
September 3, 2010
CUPE 50 raises contracting-out concerns
VICTORIA—CUPE 50 president John Burrows called on Victoria’s Mayor and Council to fully consider the public option in solid waste collection and management. In an address to Council yesterday, Burrows noted that not only will privatization of Victoria’s solid waste cost jobs, it will cost residents in terms of quality of service delivery, loss of accountability, and higher costs. Burrows pointed out that flexibility to change or add to the program without additional charges is a benefit of ...