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Aug. 23, 2018

Privatisation and austerity combined in prison crisis

On 20 August the UK government was forced to take back control of a privatised prison in Birmingham in central England following a damning report by the prisons inspectorate. The prison had been run since 2011 by the G4S group, one of three multinationals that run 14 prisons in England.

Sep. 03, 2019

Public and Private Sector efficiency

A major review of hundreds of academic studies reveals that there is no empirical evidence that the private sector is intrinsically more efficient than the public sector

May. 21, 2019

UK unions welcome end to probation privatisation disaster

Public service unions in the UK welcomed the decision by the Ministry of Justice on 16 May to return 80% of privatised probation services in England and Wales to public sector ownership and control.

Jan. 27, 2017

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Federation warns of staff crisis in prisons

Spain

(January 2017) Using the latest official figures, the FSC-CCOO federation warns of the growing crisis in the prisons sector with over 2800 posts unfilled. Some prisons face higher than average shortages and the union warns of the health and safety threat posed both to prison workers and inmates. Projections also show that without urgent action a quarter of the workforce will be over 60 by 2020. The union is concerned that staff shortages will contribute to pressure to privatise some services. This critical situation also featured in a session at the EPSU collective bargaining conference in

Sep. 16, 2016

Canadian unions reject CETA and express solidarity with European protest demonstrations

The Canadian public service and industrial unions have asked the Canadian government not to sign the trade agreement between the EU and Canada (CETA).

Jan. 12, 2017

Quality employment: report of EPSU conference

(12 January 2017) Over 120 participants from across Europe gathered in Brussels on 10-11 January to debate a wide range of issues related to the quality of employment – how