We told them about the impact of privatization. If you make them understand this, you ll find support. We said Public Emergency Medical Service is the best pre-hospital care in New York City. Public hospital nurses, doctors and support staff need to market themselves. Some are now analyzing contracts for, among other things, details that management fails to include.
Contractors can put in low bids because they know they ll make lots of money on change orders.
We followed private contractors who got city work, he said, and found out that they were not performing repairs. So the city discontinued the contract. Fresh on the heels of California Labor s victory against Proposition 226, many delegates saw political power as a primary weapon against privatization. Other delegates told how legal action has been effective in fighting government outsourcing. A delegate from Ohio reported that her union went to court when contracting practices required under the state s sunshine law were violated by a school district that signed a contract without a public hearing.