PARTIAL VICTORY! Mobilization saves over 500 state jobs – BUT OUR FIGHT IS NOT OVER

On Friday, January 31, TSEU mobilization helped to table privatization decisions at TWC, but our fight…

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…