Firm’s collapse another example of catastrophic failures of privatisation
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Fix probation flaws by returning services to public ownership, says UNISON
NAO report shows failures of privatised probation contracts
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New proposals could help protect the NHS from an uncertain world post-Brexit, says UNISON
Welcome for reforms which could remove NHS competition
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UCL UNISON launches #BringThemIn campaign for outsourced workers
‘Our members deserve equality in terms and conditions’ declared union
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Royal Mail ‘Monopoly’
Unite has slammed the Royal Mail for feathering the nests of shareholders at the expense of staff and consumers after the firm, privatised in 2013, announced this week (January 17) a property deal…Read more…
It’s all about protecting members and services
Higher ed conference agrees a raft of campaigns to defend university workers and the sector
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Patient safety threat
A New Year campaign has been launched by Unite to stop the pathology services in Kent being outsourced to a ‘profit hungry’ private company. Unite, which has 100,000 members in the health…Read more…
‘National scandal’
As passengers are slammed with year-on-year rail fare rises, the service they receive in return has continued to deteriorate to unsustainable levels, according to a new research. An analysis…Read more…
Rail fare hike “insult”
Greedy rail bosses have increased fares by 3.1 per cent today, despite having paid out more than £1bn in dividends to shareholders over the last six years. The TUC revealed the shock findings…Read more…
Body parts stockpiling shows why crucial NHS services should never be privatised
It is simply horrific. It’s unlikely that such a distressing situation would have happened had the service remained in-house.
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The NHS needs a Labour government
Under a Labour government the NHS and the dedicated people that work for it would at long last receive the proper investment and respect they deserve.
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NHS cleaners win pay parity battle at Basildon Hospital
Outsourced staff were transferred back in house two years ago, but kept on minimum wage
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An end to privatisation must be a year one priority for Labour
Opening the debate on privatisation at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool today (Tuesday), UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis
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Regulations bonfire
Tory Brexiteers and a number of right-wing US organisations – both with access to the upper echelons of their governments – have teamed up to produce a UK/US trade deal blueprint that proposes a…Read more…
Blog: Radicalism and ambition
I was pleased to hear John McDonnell note our fight against PFI last week in his speech to the TUC, but our party can and must go further still, by bringing all public services back in house, ending…Read more…
Blog: Continuing the fight against privatisation
Now, more than ever, we have a chance to push back against private profit and in favour of public need. In Manchester next week, we will continue to fight for just that.
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Yorkshire hospitals strike called off after trust hats privatisation plan
Trust announced that it has scrapped plans to create a wholly-owned subsidiary after angry response at staff meetings
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‘Unbelievable’
Privatisation of Ministry of Defence (MoD) firefighters has for now been suspended after Serco, the outsourcing firm that lost out on the private contract to Capita, launched legal proceedings…Read more…
‘Reservoir of corporate greed’
A privateer water firm that loses over 400m litres every day because of leaky pipes will hand nearly £181m to shareholders just two days before it imposes a hosepipe ban. United Utilities is…Read more…
‘Outrageous’ hosepipe ban
A hosepipe ban imposed on 7m households in north-west England has been described as “outrageous” after it was revealed the water company that ordered it loses more than 439m litres a day through…Read more…