On Friday, January 31, TSEU mobilization helped to table privatization decisions at TWC, but our fight…
Category: Privatization
Contractor failures gaining national attention as Texas pushes for even more privatization
As state leaders continue to tout the plan to privatize most of CPS in Texas, elected…
The ugly reality of privatization
Headlines regarding private security workers overshadow the CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP WIN for the UH football team. “Security…
UT-Austin: Union members meet with campus officials on MOB privatization
Reasons given for privatization don’t hold up under scrutiny In August, UT’s Campus Planning Division issued…
UT Vice Pres. admits Shared Services is not going well
In a recent article in the Daily Texan, UT Vice President Kevin Hegarty admitted that staff…
Plans announced to put state hospital in hands of prison company with a poor history
DSHS announced on Monday, October 20, 2014 it will enter contract negotiations with Geo Care, a…
After intense opposition, Univ. of Michigan stalls Accenture shared services plan
For those at UT who are still examining the pros and cons of shared services, a…
More details come to light on UT plans to spend $180 million and eliminate 500 jobs
More details have come to light on the University of Texas at Austin’s plan to drastically…
As one costly privatization boondoggle ends, another is bearing down
This month, CHIP applications began to be processed by state employees instead of through the private…
Privatization Boondoggles Threaten Client Services and 1,800 State Positions
Senate Bill 7, which passed the 2013 Texas Legislature, mandates sweeping changes to the way Medicaid…