Remunicipalisation
Bringing services back in-house
EPSU has consistently argued in favour of direct provision of public services to guarantee the quality of services and the quality of employment for workers delivering those services. Under the heading of remunicipalisation EPSU supports and promotes any initiatives to bring services back in-house where they have been privatised along with moves to have new services run by municipalities and other public authorities. EPSU is part of a network, coordinated by the Transnational Institute that has published research highlighting recent trends in remunicipalisation and insourcing.
Date
Dec. 23, 2011
Finland: Many municipalities plan to recall work that has been outsourced
Many municipalities and joint authorities are disappointed with the results of outsourcing. And the dissatisfaction is so great that up to a fifth of these public organizations plan to take back outsourced work so that it can be done once again by their own personnel.
Oct. 31, 2011
Sweden: Research finds no clear evidence of benefits of liberalization or privatization of welfare services
A report by the SNS centre for business and policy research argues that after 20 years of privatisation and liberalisation in Sweden there is no substantial evidence of any benefit
Oct. 31, 2011
Sweden: Research finds no clear evidence of benefits of liberalization or privatization of welfare services
(November 2011) A report by the SNS Centre for Business and Policy Studies concludes that there is no clear evidence of any efficiency benefits arising from the private provision of
Oct. 31, 2011
Ireland : Union report helps convince Dublin councillors to oppose waste privatisation
(November 2011) At the beginning of October Dublin City councillors overwhelmingly passed a motion opposing the city manager’s plans to outsource the waste collection service. The motion noted a briefing